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The Book of the Duchess, also known as The Deth of Blaunche, [1] is the earliest of Chaucer's major poems, preceded only by his short poem, "An ABC", and possibly by his translation of The Romaunt of the Rose. Based on the themes and title of the poem, most sources put the date of composition after 12 September 1368 (when Blanche of Lancaster ...
The book begins with a third person narration of Margaret Lucas's life. It later switches to Margaret's point-of-view. She describes her childhood and how she was very different from her siblings growing up. Margaret later becomes a lady to Queen Henrietta Maria. During her time as a lady, she meets marquess William Cavendish. He begins to ...
The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Saul Dibb, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen, based on the 1998 book Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman, about the late 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
It was most likely written after The Book of the Duchess, but its chronological relation to Chaucer's other early poems is uncertain. [2] The House of Fame is over 2,005 lines long in three books and takes the form of a dream vision composed in octosyllabic couplets. Upon falling asleep the poet finds himself in a glass temple adorned with ...
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has officially been a member of the British royal family since she wed Prince Edward—Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest son—25 years ago in 1999. But since the ...
It looks like the Duchess of Cambridge can add published author to her list of accomplishments! Kate Middleton is an author! The Duchess writes foreword for a new book
Duchess Kate. Courtesy of Kensington Royal/Instagram Double take! The official Instagram account for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted a candid photo of Kate on March 28 to promote the ...
The Duchess of Padua is a five-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde, set in Padua and written in blank verse. It was written for the actress Mary Anderson in early 1883 while Wilde was in Paris . After she turned it down, it was abandoned until its first performance at the Broadway Theatre in New York City under the title Guido Ferranti on 26 January ...