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Chaucer's 'Parliament of Fowls' is a story about love, lust, honour, nature . . . and ducks. Simon Webb's highly accessible modern English verse translation conveys the humour and colour of Chaucer's original, and Simon's introduction explains why the poem is now considered to... Read Full Overview

This edition of the best of Chaucer' s shorter poems ranges widely over the major concerns necessary to a full understanding of the text, including its occasion, literary tradition, sources, rhetoric, language, metre, mythology and themes. It is an edition which will appeal both... Read Full Overview

The "Parlement of Foules" (also known as the "Parliament of Foules," "Parlement of Briddes," "Assembly of Fowls," "Assemble of Foules," or "The Parliament of Birds") is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) made up of approximately 700 lines. The poem is in the form of a dream... Read Full Overview

The Parliament of Fowls is a poem by the renowned English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, which was first published in 1378. The poem is a dream vision, in which the narrator falls asleep and dreams that he is transported to a beautiful garden, where he sees a group of birds gathered... Read Full Overview

The parlament of foules by Geoffrey Chaucer. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1877 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

The Parliament of Fowls is a poem written by the renowned English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, in the late 14th century. The poem is set on Valentine's Day, and the narrator falls asleep and dreams of being transported to a beautiful garden where he sees a parliament of birds gathered... Read Full Overview

The Parliament of Fowls is a poem written by the renowned English poet Geoffrey Chaucer in 1382. The poem is a dream vision, where the narrator falls asleep and finds himself in a garden where he sees a group of birds gathered for a parliament. The birds are there to choose their... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview