Why should we study Chaucer?

Dr Laura Ashe of Worcester College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should still study Chaucer.
Date Published: 31 July 2013
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Contributors: Ilana Lassman, Laura Ashe
In Collection(s): Geoffrey Chaucer, What is Literature, and Why Does It Matter?
Keywords: english, literature, Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, Medieval Literature, #greatwriters, Teaching, lesson, Key Stage 5
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