The Western Literary Canon in Context

Chaucer - The Father of English Literature (1x17)

Udgivelsesdato: Jan 01, 2008

Chaucer's signature collection of medieval tales expanded on Boccaccio's Decameron and became a compendium of medieval genres, from classical epics to sermon stories. See how the diversity of The Canterbury Tales helped establish a national English identity—and thus a national English literature.