Historical documents. What clues can you gather about Geoffrey Chaucer, the time, place, players, and culture?
The Canterbury Tales
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The Tales in Middle and modern English.
Troilus and Criseyde - Middle English
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The text of Chaucer's poem as Chaucer wrote it.
Troilus and Criseyde - Modern English
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The text of Chaucer's poem using modern spellings.
Anelida and Arcite
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A modern English translation of the poem. Link downloads a pdf file.
Parlement of Foules
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The text of Chaucer's poem.
The Legend of Good Women
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The text of Chaucer's poem.
A Treatise on the Astrolabe
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Chaucer's 1391 scientific screed.
Assorted Chaucer Poems
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A collection of Chaucer's shorter poems in the original Middle English.
Deposition of Geoffrey Chaucer, Esquire
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Chaucer's 1386 testimony in a trial between Sir Richard Scope and Sir Robert Grosvenor.