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"[A] fascinating portrait of the man who has been called the father of English poetry....You get a clear sense of English as an evolving language, and, for those puzzled by Chaucer's version of it, Ackroyd includes an appendix with modern translations of all the quoted material. A splendid introduction to a pivotal figure in the history of English literature."Ackroyd, Peter is the author of 'Chaucer', published 2005 under ISBN 9780385507974 and ISBN 0385507976.
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