geoffrey chaucer was a soldier and a diplomat, a courtier and a poet.
another canterbury tales, the musical version which was a long-running success, is being revived at another london theatre.
each of the five selected tales, acted by a versatile cast of seven, bears the mark of inventive direction. earthy old chaucer probably would recognize little of it. there was no english theatre when chaucer was born about 1340, and no english-language literature either. for him to write in english was revolutionary. they were still unfinished when he died in 1400, to be buried in westminster abbey as the first occupant of what we now call poet’s corner.Поделитесь своими знаниями, ответьте на вопрос: