Geoffrey Chaucer - Civil Servant and Poet
WEA Adult Education Course - Geoffrey Chaucer has had an immense influence on British culture during the last six hundred years. We begin by looking at the main events of Chaucer's lifetime (c.1343-1400) and his family background, before turning to aspects of the English and European literary traditions from which he drew and the milieu within which he worked as a 'courtly writer'. We consider contemporary perceptions of society and the groups/types of people of which it compri
Start time: Tue 10:00. 10 sessions until 13/03/2018. Standard fee: £72. For information and bookings see website or telephone: 01223 417320.
Brightlingsea Parish Hall Victoria Place Brightlingsea Essex CO7 0BP
Tue 9 Jan 2018