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A review by sophiagw26
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
1.0
Maybe this is why there are so many misconceptions about people in the Middle Ages being stupid. I swear to you there is better Medieval literature out there—— look up Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, or the Mabinogi or literally anything other than Chaucer.
This is literally so much work to read, and then once you’ve spent hours trying to understand it, you realize it’s really just medieval smut and toilet humor. I was not a fan.
(Admittedly, I’m not sure which translation/edition I read. It’s possible more modernized versions might be more bearable, though I doubt it)
This is literally so much work to read, and then once you’ve spent hours trying to understand it, you realize it’s really just medieval smut and toilet humor. I was not a fan.
(Admittedly, I’m not sure which translation/edition I read. It’s possible more modernized versions might be more bearable, though I doubt it)