Godwin's Life Of Chaucer

This text was taken from Godwin's Life of Chaucer by William Godwin, London: T. Davison, White-Friars; 1804.

	Title Page	i
	Preface	iii
Chapter I	BIRTH of Chaucer.--Description of London in the fourteenth century	1
Chapter II	Education of Chaucer.--State of learning in England under the Norman and Plantagenets princes	21
Chapter III	School-boy amusements of Chaucer : Romance --Growth and intimate connection of the feudal system, of chivalry and romance	39
Chapter IV	Establishments and practices of the church of England in the fourteenth century	64
Chapter V	Diversions of Our ancestors in the fourteenth century.-The Minstrels.--Variety of their accomplishments	88
Chapter VI	Origin of the English stage-Profane dramas.-- Miracle Plays,--Pageants.--Mysteries.--Masks	115
Chapter VII	Diversions of the fourteenth century continued.--burlesque festivals.--Sumptuous entertainments. -Shows.- Hunting and hawking.--Archery.--Athletic exercises. -Robbery.--Tournaments	152
Chapter VIII	Architecture of the fourteenth century.-- Gothic Orders of building.-Ancient Castles-Palaces and manor-houses	215
Chapter IX	Sculpture and Painting of the fourteenth century-Metallic arts.-Embroidery.- Music	257
Chapter X	Chaucer at Cambridge. -State of the universities.-Monastic and mendicant orders.-The schoolmen.--Natural philosophy in the fourteenth century	298
Chapter XI	Compositions ofChaucer while a student at Cambridge.--to be considered as the father of English poetry.-State of poetry in Europe previous to the writings of Chaucer.-Characters of William de Lorris, Dante and Petrarca	328
Chapter XII	Court of Love; Chaucer's first considerable poem. -Ancient and modern English poetry compared.--Battle of Cressy	369
Chapter XIII	Plague of London in the year 1349	402
Chapter XIV	Chaucer at Oxford.-Original of the poem of'Troilus and Creseide.--Sketch of the life of Boccaccio.--Era of Lollius	414
Chapter XV	Troilus and Creseide, a poem in five books	440
Chapter XVI	Sequel to Troilus and Creseide by Robert Henryson.--Tragedy of Shakespear on the subject	486

This text was taken from Godwin's Life of Chaucer by William Godwin, London: T. Davison, White-Friars; 1804.

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