Alfred Thomas 
Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe [PDF ebook] 
Anne of Bohemia and Chaucer’s Female Audience

Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the ‘Father of English Literature, ‘ evidence shows that his work appealed to Europe and specifically European women. Rereading the Canterbury Tales , Thomas argues that Chaucer imagined Anne of Bohemia, wife of famed Richard II, as an ideal reader, an aspect that came to greatly affect his writing.

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