The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) Middle English Period

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Middle English Period 1066-1400 AD Part 2 Geoffrey Chaucer and the Flowering of Middle English Literature From The Professor’s Desk In any history of English literature, certain figures stand as defining voices of their age — and in the Middle English period, none looms larger than Geoffrey Chaucer. Born in the early 1340s, Chaucer lived […]

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MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD 1066-1400AD

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From The Professor’s Desk Introduction to the Middle English Period (1066–1480) The Middle English period marks one of the most profound transitions in the history of the English language and its literature. The year 1066 stands as a watershed — the Norman Conquest led by William of Normandy altered the linguistic, political, and cultural landscape

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