LRC EDUCATION: EMPOWER YOUR KNOWLEDGE
GEOFFREY CHAUCER (approx. 1340-1400)Excerpt from the General Prologue A worthy woman from beside Bath city Was with us, somewhat deaf, which was a pity. In making cloth she showed so … Continue reading The Wife of Bath, G. Chaucer – HOMEWORK
English Literature in the Middle Ages reflected the relative stability of the Times and the general atmosphere is centred on the important role assigned to religion. Life was considered a metaphorical journey leading to heavenly salvation and its literary representation was allegorical, man’s ideas and feelings were made visible rather than simply described through coherent words. It was a time of artistic development, including drama.
