Chaucer Here and Now: exhibition at Bodleian Libraries

8 December 2023 to 28 April 2024
ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library
The Canterbury Pilgrims sitting down for a shared meal

Misogynist. Feminist. Conservative. Radical. Respectful. Irreverent. Monocultural. Multicultural. Imperial. Domestic. English. European. Catholic. Protestant.

Chaucer Here and Now presents Geoffrey Chaucer as you haven’t seen him before. Not as the “Father of English Literature”, but as a dynamic, global author, whose works have been reworked and reinterpreted over time and around the world. Each generation reinvents Chaucer, taking inspiration from his work, and finding new meanings.

Drawing on material ranging from the earliest known manuscript of The Canterbury Tales to contemporary adaptions in theatre and film, this exhibition explores the many creative responses to Chaucer and asks why this medieval author still fascinates so many people today.

Come and reinvent Geoffrey Chaucer for yourself.

8 December 2023 – 28 April 2024
ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library
Free admission

Further details are available on the Bodleian Libraries website.