"Known as the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer's literary eminence was achieved despite having lived in one of the most troubled centuries the world has known, and one particularly fraught for England. Chaucer may have suffered accordingly. It has been proposed that he was mu...

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Format:	Video Software
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] Artsmagic 2011
Series:	Artsmagic DVD
Subjects:	Chaucer, Geoffrey / -1400 Chaucer, Geoffrey / -1400 / Canterbury tales Authors, English / Middle English, 1100-1500 / Biography Poets, English / Middle English, 1100-1500 / Biography Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature Biografie
Summary:	"Known as the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer's literary eminence was achieved despite having lived in one of the most troubled centuries the world has known, and one particularly fraught for England. Chaucer may have suffered accordingly. It has been proposed that he was murdered!...In addition, Terry Jones, writer, film director, actor and historian, contributes an interview to the program during which he presents his view of Chaucer and his society with wit, charm and passion and vigorously supports his theory that the poet became a victim of the political upheaval caused by the regime change from Richard II to Henry IV." -- Container
Item Description:	Orig.: GB 2009 William Langland -- The black plague -- John Wycliffe -- Peasants' revolt -- Chaucer's introduction -- Canterbury controversy -- Thomas Becket -- Chaucer's death
Physical Description:	1 DVD, Ländercode 0, 120 Min., col.&B/W, stereo, Dolby digital 12 cm