Author: Melissa Barrientos
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Top 3 Tips on How to Read Chaucer
If you are first setting out to read Geoffrey Chaucer’s works or you’re already an avid medieval reader, take a look at my tips below for how to read Chaucer. 1) Review Your Mythology and be Aware of Chaucer’s Influences Chaucer has many influences that have propelled his poems forward and he is not very…
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Top 3 Medieval Tales to Read and Why
Our intrigue of the Middle Ages today is prominent in the hit TV series, Games of Thrones (based on the George R. R. Martin’s book series), but also on TV shows like The Last Kingdom, Marco Polo, and Merlin. It should not be entirely surprising either, considering the Middle Ages spans from the 5th to the 15th century. That…