Jacques de Voragine & the Golden Legend
Jacques de Voragine: The Golden Legend, c. 1260 Compared to the various versions of our peripatetic Reynard the Fox, Jacques de Voragine’s Golden Legend, which contained the story of “St George and...
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Geoffrey Chaucer from the Ellesmere Manuscript(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Geoffrey Chaucer and St Valentine’s Day. As we know, Valentine’s Day was not a romantic day until Chaucer made it so. In The...
View ArticleSt Valentine’s Day: Posts on Love Celebrated
Geoffrey Chaucer from the Ellesmere Manuscript (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is a compilation of my posts on Valentine’s Day—the first four posts—or posts related to Valentine’s Day. I would suggest...
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