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Geoffrey Chaucer 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". He was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets' Corner, in Westminster … See more
Origin
Chaucer was born in London most likely in the early 1340s (by some accounts, including his monument, he was born in 1343), though the precise date and location remain … See moreChaucer's first major work was The Book of the Duchess, an elegy for Blanche of Lancaster who died in 1368. Two other early works were See more
Early criticism
The poet Thomas Hoccleve, who may have met Chaucer and considered him his role model, hailed … See moreChaucer was a close friend of John of Gaunt, the wealthy Duke of Lancaster and father of Henry IV, and he served under Lancaster's patronage. Near the end of their lives, … See more
Chaucer's attitudes toward the Church should not be confused with his attitudes toward Christianity. He seems to have respected and … See more
Linguistic
Chaucer wrote in continental accentual-syllabic metre, a style which had developed in … See moreThe following major works are in rough chronological order but scholars still debate the dating of most of Chaucer's output and works … See more
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