Politicians have long used the phrase ‘I misspoke’ when backpedaling for verbal inaccuracies or blunders. Now it’s used as a euphemistic recasting of lying as an inadvertent mistake.
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Chaucer’s career as a secret agent helped him assume different disguises in his writing. Some scholars interpret this role-playing as Chaucer being sexist and anti-Semitic.
The view of Valentine’s Day as a day for lovers can be traced back to two medieval poets who stood up for romance and the freedom to choose.
When we feel under siege, Chaucer’s doomed love story during the battle for Troy might be just the distraction we need.
Churches will remain closed over Easter, but theologians have argued over the centuries that faith itself, not ritual, is the heart and soul of Christianity.
The Monty Python star was also a highly respected author on Chaucer and the writer of a series of children’s history books.
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Professor of English, Texas A&M University
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McDonald Lecturer in Theology and Ethics, University of Oxford
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of English and Tutorial Fellow of Jesus College, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in English, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno