Geoffrey 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". He was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey.

Geoffrey Chaucer ['ʤefɹi 'ʧɔ:sə] (Londres, c. 1343-ibídem, 25 de octubre de 1400) fue un escritor, filósofo, diplomático y poeta inglés, conocido sobre todo por ser autor de los Cuentos de Canterbury.Es considerado el poeta inglés más importante de la Edad Media y el primero en ser sepultado en el Rincón de los Poetas de la Abadía de Westminster.

Geoffrey Chaucer ([ˈtʃɔːsər],* um 1342/1343, wahrscheinlich in London; † wahrscheinlich 25. Oktober 1400 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Dichter, der als Verfasser der Canterbury Tales berühmt geworden ist. In einer Zeit, in der die englische Dichtung noch vorwiegend auf Latein, Französisch oder Anglonormannisch geschrieben wurde, gebrauchte …

Ritratto di Chaucer del XVII secolo. Geoffrey Chaucer ([ˈʧoser], in inglese /ˈʤɛfri ˈʧɔːsə/; Londra, 1343 – Londra, 25 ottobre 1400) è stato uno scrittore, poeta, cantante, burocrate e diplomatico inglese.Viene spesso riconosciuto come il padre della letteratura inglese.. Benché abbia scritto diverse opere importanti, viene di solito ricordato in particolare per il suo capolavoro ...

Geoffrey Chaucer est un écrivain et poète anglais né à Londres dans les années 1340 et mort en 1400 dans cette même ville. Son œuvre la plus célèbre est Les Contes de Canterbury.Il est l'un des principaux auteurs de langue anglaise du XIV e siècle avec John Gower, William Langland et le Pearl Poet, et il est largement considéré comme l'un des pères de la littérature anglaise.

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third to survive infancy as William of Hatfield died shortly after birth) of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV.Due to Gaunt's royal origin, advantageous marriages, and some generous land grants, he was one …

Oct 12, 2022 · At an unknown date in Easter 1380, Staundon withdrew his action. A later addition at the top of the original writ states that it was ‘non prosecutum’ (not prosecuted), indicating that Staundon had ceased to pursue Chaucer and Chaumpaigne. It is, of course, impossible to rule out an act of physical or sexual violence in the events that took place around Chaumpaigne’s …

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle (The Weddynge of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell) is a 15th-century English poem, one of several versions of the "loathly lady" story popular during the Middle Ages.An earlier version of the story appears as "The Wyfe of Bayths Tale" ("The Wife of Bath's Tale") in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and the later ballad "The …

The Parlement of Foules (modernized: Parliament of Fowls), also called the Parlement of Briddes (Parliament of Birds) or the Assemble of Foules (Assembly of Fowls), is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343?–1400) made up of approximately 700 lines. The poem, which is in the form of a dream vision in rhyme royal stanza, contains one of the earliest references to the idea …

"The Wife of Bath's Tale" (Middle English: The Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer himself, for the character is one of his most developed ones, with her Prologue twice as long as her Tale. He also goes so far as to …