INTERVIEW/New translation of 'The Canterbury Tales' marks milestone in Taiwan medieval studies
12/22/2025 12:11 PM
Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the "Father of English Literature" or the "Father of English Poetry" for his medieval classic "The Canterbury Tales," a work that encouraged writers of his time to write in Middle English rather than French.
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