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March 08, 2012

Chaucer's Language

Here's a set of links to useful resources on Chaucer's language and Middle English:

Chaucer's English, Chaucer's Pronunciation

An analysis of Chaucer's use of iambic pentameter in the context of the "Wife of Bath's Tale":

Iambic Pentameter

Chaucer's meter is a radical departure from the meter of Old English Poetry:

Old English Meter

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