He Invented “Newfangled”
47:00–47:23 · 23s
Turner breaks down Chaucer’s lasting impact on English—coining words like “newfangled” and pioneering the ten-syllable, early iambic pentameter line that shaped English poetry.
47:00–47:23 · 23s
Turner breaks down Chaucer’s lasting impact on English—coining words like “newfangled” and pioneering the ten-syllable, early iambic pentameter line that shaped English poetry.
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