Geoffrey Chaucer - Wikipedia
WEBGeoffrey Chaucer (/ ˈ tʃ ɔː s ər /; c. 1340s – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry".
Geoffrey Chaucer | Biography, Poems, Canterbury Tales, & Facts
WEB5 days ago · Geoffrey Chaucer, the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare. His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. He also contributed in the second half of the 14th century to the management of public affairs as courtier, diplomat, and civil servant.
Geoffrey Chaucer | Poetry Foundation
WEBKnown as the first English author, Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was considered the grammatica, or language which would not change, and most of the upper-class English spoke French.
Geoffrey Chaucer - Canterbury Tale, Books & Poems - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Famous British People. Geoffrey Chaucer. English poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the unfinished work, 'The Canterbury Tales.' It is considered one of the greatest poetic works in English. Updated:...
Geoffrey Chaucer - World History Encyclopedia
WEBApr 29, 2019 · Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE) was a medieval English poet, writer, and philosopher best known for his work The Canterbury Tales, a masterpiece of world literature. The Canterbury Tales is a work of poetry featuring a group of pilgrims from different social classes on a journey to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in …
The Canterbury Tales | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400. The framing device for the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Kent. Learn …
The Canterbury Tales - Wikipedia
WEBThe Canterbury Tales ( Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) [2] is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. [3] It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.
Who was Chaucer? | Poetry | The Guardian
WEBJan 24, 2015 · Who was Chaucer? From the foul-mouthed Miller to the prim Prioress, only Chaucer could have dreamed up a group as diverse as the Canterbury pilgrims. But how much do we know about the founding...
Life of Chaucer | Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer Website
WEBFor a brief chronology of Chaucer's life and times, click here. Geoffrey Chaucer led a busy official life, as an esquire of the royal court, as the comptroller of the customs for the port of London, as a participant in important diplomatic missions, and in …
About Geoffrey Chaucer | Academy of American Poets
WEB1343 –. 1400. Read poems by this poet. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime between 1340 and 1344 to John Chaucer and Agnes Copton. John Chaucer was an affluent wine merchant and deputy to the king's butler. Through his father’s connections, Geoffrey held several positions early in his life, serving as a noblewoman’s page, a ...
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