Chaucer's Italy Regional Studies They say her restless spirit

They say her restless spirit knocks on doors late at night

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Chaucer's Italy Regional Studies They say her restless spiritAn exploration of the influence of Italy and Italians on Chaucers life and writing. Geoffrey Chaucer might be considered the quintessential English writer, but he drew much of his inspiration and material from Italy. In fact, without the tremendous influence of Francesco Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio (among others), the author of The Canterbury Tales might never have assumed his place as the father of English literature. Nevertheless, Richard Owens