Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340-1400)

GEOFFREY CHAUCER (approx. 1340-1400)

    BIOGRAPHY Geoffrey Chaucer came from a family that belonged to the urban middle class and yet benefitted from the Crown’s trust. Indeed he was appointed to many official … Continue reading GEOFFREY CHAUCER (approx. 1340-1400)

Beowulf

The Oldest Trace of Anglo-Saxon Literature Beowulf is the oldest epic poem that has come down to us from the past, it was originally composed anonimously, as was typical then, in Old … Continue reading Beowulf

ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE

Literature is a form of entertainment, the need to tell stories, to recount important events of a community, in a given time and a specific place, has always characterised mankind … Continue reading ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE