The Age of Transition, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from The Age of Transition, Vol. 2: 1400 1580 Chaucer´s Canterbury Tales assumed its present shape in or about the year 1390; the first three Books of Spenser´s Faerie Queene were published in 1590, so that almost exactly two centuries separate these two great works. But Chaucer lived on to 1400, and Spenser had made himself a name some dozen years before the first part of his magnum opus was published; so that between the Epochs or Ages of these poets a period of less than two centuries - only 179 or, in round numbers 180 years - intervenes. Yet when Spenser looked back across the space of five generations that lay between him and Chaucer, the figure of his famous predecessor stood out high and clear, unobstructed by any forms of like or comparable dimensions. Many forms were to be seen; but they were those of lesser though not insignificant men. The dominating presence of our literary past was undoubtedly Chaucer, and he had no rival, however considerable the merits of many who had flourished since his day and enjoyed a limited lordship, which is still conceded them. Thus for Spenser as he grew up there was no one whom he could call Master, no one to whom he could do obeisance as to his king and sovereign, except Chaucer; and at Chaucer´s feet he was proud to sit and his songs to ´lere.´ About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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