Faced with conflicting advice from his friends, age-withered January selects a radiant young wife. His beloved - innocence embodied, to the untrained eye - wastes little time acquainting herself with his staff. Taking advantage of her husband's blindness, she explores her carnal appetite with his footman, with little regard for dignity. Chaucer's genius is to elevate her transgressions to the level of gender politics; as deities intervene to decide the plight of future Man and Woman, the full significance of January and May's relationship is revealed. A dual-language edition of Chaucer's timeless tale of adultery and deception, presenting a brand new modern-English translation by acclaimed Chaucer scholar, E. B. Richmond.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. He is best known for his celebrated work, 'The Canterbury Tales'.
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