Chaucer's Poetry
1)The First Stage(The French Per
It is usual to divide Chaucer's
poetry into three periods: the French
Italian and the English, of which the
English is the best. The poems of the
French group are modelled upon Fren
originals. Chaucer wrote two major p
under the French influence- The Ram
of the Rose, describing the pleasure o
symbolised by Rose. The Book of the
Duchess is an elegy on the death of
Duchess Blanche wife of John of Gua
Chaucer's patron. It is in the form of
French dream poem.
2)The Second Stage (The Italian pe
The second stage, the Italian p
shows an advance upon the earlier sta
1)The First Stage(The French Per
It is usual to divide Chaucer's
poetry into three periods: the French
Italian and the English, of which the
English is the best. The poems of the
French group are modelled upon Fren
originals. Chaucer wrote two major p
under the French influence- The Ram
of the Rose, describing the pleasure o
symbolised by Rose. The Book of the
Duchess is an elegy on the death of
Duchess Blanche wife of John of Gua
Chaucer's patron. It is in the form of
French dream poem.
2)The Second Stage (The Italian pe
The second stage, the Italian p
shows an advance upon the earlier sta
