Chaucer

Calls to Cancel Chaucer Ignore His Defense of Women and the Innocent, and Assume All His Characters’ Opinions Are His

Spying is a risky profession. For the 14th-century English undercover agent-turned-poet Geoffrey Chaucer, the dangers—at least to his reputation—continue to surface centuries after his death. In his July 2021 essay ...

August 16, 2021BY Jessica Wollock
A Mirror From Long Ago: The Pilgrims of ‘The Canterbury Tales’

On New Year’s Eve, four of my five siblings, their spouses, and I gathered to ring in 2020. ...

January 21, 2020BY Jeff Minick
Great Books I Wouldn’t Want to Be In (And Some I Would!)

If there’s something book lovers like almost as much as reading books, it’s talking about books. About the plot ...

March 31, 2019BY Susannah Pearce

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