Introduction

This is a bonous episode to mark the unofficial transition from middle english to modern English. We'll examine one of the last poems composed by geffrey chaucer. i chose this particular poem to illustrate the changes brought about by the great vow shift. This will be the only episode i'm releasing on the regular podcast feed in december. So we'll pick back up with the next regular episode in january. That will be epi ode one forty four, and it will begin our transition into the modernEnglish period.