English Poetry I - Chaucer, Geoffrey; Gray, Thomas
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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XL is the first of three volumes that ambitiously survey half a…mehr

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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XL is the first of three volumes that ambitiously survey half a milliennium of poetry in the English language. Almost 300 works by more than 75 authors in this volume alone span the 14th through 18th centuries, and include: ¿ Geoffrey Chaucer: "The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" ¿ George Gascoigne: "A Lover's Lullaby" ¿ Sir Walter Raleigh: "His Pilgrimage" ¿ Sir Philip Sidney: "A Ditty" ¿ Edmund Spenser: "Rudely Thou Wrongest My Dear Heart's Desire" ¿ Christopher Marlowe: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" ¿ William Shakespeare: "O Mistress Mine" ¿ Thomas Campion: "Follow thy Fair Sun" ¿ Ben Jonson: "The Noble Nature" ¿ John Donne: "Stay, O Sweet" ¿ George Herbert: "The Elixir" ¿ Richard Lovelace: "To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars" ¿ Andrew Marvell: "Love Will Find Out the Way" ¿ John Dryden: "Song for St. Cecilia's Day" ¿ Alexander Pope: "On a Certain Lady at Court" ¿ Thomas Gray: "Elegy" as well as traditional ballads and numerous works by writers who remain anonymous to us today. Useful explanatory footnotes explain the meanings of obsolete and rare words, as well as those in dialect.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) was an English poet and writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. He is best known for his epic work "The Canterbury Tales," a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. Chaucer was born into a family of wealthy merchants in London and was well-educated in several languages, including French and Italian. He worked as a civil servant and diplomat for much of his life, holding various positions in the court of King Edward III and later in the household of John of Gaunt. Chaucer began writing poetry in the 1360s, and his early works include "The Book of the Duchess" and "The House of Fame." However, it was "The Canterbury Tales" that cemented his reputation as a literary giant. The work, which was never completed, contains stories of all kinds, from bawdy jokes to poignant tragedies, and is notable for its vivid characterizations and its commentary on social and religious issues of the time. Chaucer's influence on English literature cannot be overstated. His works helped to establish English as a literary language in its own right, and his style and themes were emulated by countless writers in the centuries that followed.