lit's opinion on
>Selected, translated, and adapted
>>8234579
well im not reading that specific copy, reading an untranslated one with glossary.
>>8234589
Chaucer is brilliant. After the Canterbury Tales read Troilus and Criseyde.
>>8234769
>not reading his Love Visions first
bought this less than an hour ago for $2; also wanna know what im gettin into
An eternally fun and impressive collection of poetry and tales. The Millers tale had me in stitches, the clerks tale had me crying.
>>8234788
It's literally one if the foundations of English; choosing to write in the vernacular was so important...Chaucer is to English what Dante is to Italian
It's also a real heavy piece with so many ideas...it blows my mind
I can't pronounce it correctly, so it's been just sitting on my shelf for years now...
>>8234777
I did, but I'm not recommending that route to someone who is starting with The Canterbury Tales.
