04. Did Chaucer invent Valentine's Day‪?‬ Majorly Useless: A Philosophy and Literature Podcast

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it made sense that this ep should look at the poem that might be responsible for it all, The Parliament of Fowles by medieval English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer. 

This ep will cover a brief history of Valentine's Day, the poem itself, and whether or not it's the reason we celebrate Valentine's Day today. 

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RESOURCES

Read The Parliament of Fowls in Middle English: http://www.librarius.com/parliamentfs.htm

Read The Parliament of Fowls in Modern English: https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php

Listen to The Parliament of Fowls in Middle English: https://youtu.be/4O_ztmu1FxE



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