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Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise on the Astrolabe; The Sources of the Canterbury Tales

Name: Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise on the Astrolabe; The Sources of the Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Level C2 · ProficientPoetry41 chapters

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Journey through a visionary realm where an eagle guides the poet into the mysterious House of Fame, exploring themes of love, myth, and celestial knowledge. This volume intertwines poetic legends with medieval astronomy and the roots of the Canterbury Tales.

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41 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise… · Ch.1Free

02CONTENTS.

03INTRODUCTION TO THE HOUSE OF FAME

04INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

05INTRODUCTION TO A TREATISE ON THE ASTROLABE.

06BOOK I.

07BOOK II.

08BOOK III.

09THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN.

10I. THE LEGEND OF CLEOPATRA.

11II. THE LEGEND OF THISBE OF BABYLON.

12III. THE LEGEND OF DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE.

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