What do you know about the Clerk of Oxford?
PremiumWhat do you know about the Clerk of Oxford Geoffrey Chaucer - presents the Clerk of Oxford in The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales as a man of learning and honesty He lives in Oxford It is a place of study and wisdom His poor life shines with purity faith and knowledge A Poor but Honest Scholar The Clerk of Oxford is a student of logic and philosophy He is very poor but never sad His horse is as thin as a rake He spends his money not on food or clothes but on books Chaucer writes Hadde he but litel gold in cofre He had but little gold in his strongbox He wears a simple coat and lives quietly His poverty shows his love for learning He is honest gentle and full of wisdom A Lover of Learning and Books The Clerk loves reading more than wealth His