đ Blog on “The Book of the Duchess” by Geoffrey Chaucer (in English, Bengali, and Hindi with Disclaimer)10101010101010
đ Blog on “The Book of the Duchess” by Geoffrey Chaucer (in English, Bengali, and Hindi with Disclaimer)10101010101010 đ️ English Version “The Book of the Duchess: Geoffrey Chaucer’s Dream of Loss and Consolation Introduction The Book of the Duchess is one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s earliest and most touching poems. Written around 1368–1372, it is believed to commemorate the death of Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster, the beloved wife of John of Gaunt. The poem presents grief, memory, and consolation through a dream vision — a form popular in medieval literature. --- Summary of the Poem The narrator, suffering from sleeplessness and melancholy, reads the tale of Ceyx and Alcyone, a myth about love and loss. As he finally falls asleep, he dreams of being in a forest where he encounters a sorrowful knight dressed in black. The knight tells the dreamer about his deep sadness and reveals that he has lost his lady, who was “good, fair, white, and bright.” Gradually, the dreamer realize...