Nov 19, 2020
8 min read
In Chaucer’s Shadow
Why the masterpiece Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt is far less known than the Tales of Caunterbury
As the fourteenth century drew to a close, two enormously talented writers were living in England less than three hundred miles apart. Both were full of insight into human nature and both wrote tales of great power and beauty. Yet today, if we remember either of them…
