Thursday, October 25, 2007

The Late, Great Geoff .....

Frank at Books, Inq. reminds us that Geoffrey Chaucer died on this day, 600 years ago. A.W. Pollard offers this online biography of the man ..... and his work, which demonstrated so ably an important stage in the evolution of the English language - not just as a means of communication, but as an expression of art.

Another good write-up - with plenty of links for background information, additional study, and works published online - can be found at Wikipedia. And, talk about timeless ..... did you know that
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog?

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