Geoffrey chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer was a famous medieval author. His best-known work, "The Canterbury Tales" was also his most controversial...

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A group of pilgrims bound for Canterbury Cathedral agree to pass the weary miles by taking turns at storytelling. The travelers?noble, coarse, jolly, and pious?offer a vibrant portrait of fourteenth-century English life. Their narratives form English literature's greatest collection of chivalric romances, bawdy tales, fables, legends, and other stories.The Canterbury Tales reflects a society in transition, as a middle class began to emerge from England's feudal system. Craftsmen and laborers…

Chaucer, unknown artist

English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages

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after Unknown artist oil on panel late 16th century, based on a work of 1400 © National Portrait Gallery, London

Brief chart on Geoffrey Chaucer including Facts, prose and poetry. The Canterbury Tales poet.