I have quickly realized just how much distance there is between me and this time period. I'm realizing just how ignorant I am of it and the culture that grew in this time. Even the modern English translation does not help. What in the world is a franklin? What's an arras-maker? They are throwing around all these terms and phrases that I have never heard. And Chaucer just assumes the reader knows what he's talking about. It made me ponder my own writing. Do I write in a timeless manner that will be able to be comprehended by a later generation? Or do I assume everyone will always understand me?
P. S. Bry Don.
I cannot agree with you more. I had to employ google quite often in order to understand the main gist of the text. Which is so much fun right. However, I enjoy your thought about making your writing style and topic timeless.
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