The 1906 caption reads: "Geoffrey Chaucer. Miniature by Thomas Hoccleve's ''Regement of Princes.'" Geoffrey Chaucer, (c. 1342/43-1400), the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.” His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. He also contributed importantly in the second half of the 14th century to the management of public affairs as courtier, diplomat, and civil servant. Thomas Hoccleve or Occleve was an English poet and clerk, who became a key figure in 15th-century Middle English literature. His Regement of Princes
The 1906 caption reads: "Geoffrey Chaucer. Miniature by Thomas Hoccleve's ''Regement of Princes.'" Geoffrey Chaucer, (c. 1342/43-1400), the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.” His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. He also contributed importantly in the second half of the 14th century to the management of public affairs as courtier, diplomat, and civil servant. Thomas Hoccleve or Occleve was an English poet and clerk, who became a key figure in 15th-century Middle English literature. His Regement of Princes or De Regimine Principum is a homily on virtues and vices, written for Henry V of England shortly before his accession.
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