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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin. (Source.)

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14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)

Born 1343
Died 25 October 1400

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Photo of Geoffrey Chaucer

14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)

Born 1343
Died 25 October 1400

Subjects

Poetry Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages Poetry (poetic works by one author) Medieval Tales English poetry Manuscripts English literature Chaucer, geoffrey, -1400 Troilus (Legendary character) Cressida (Fictitious character) Manuscripts, English (Middle) Textual Criticism Trojan War Fiction Criticism and interpretation Facsimiles Medieval Manuscripts British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) English language Storytelling Children's fiction English Manuscripts History and criticism Adaptations Middle Ages

Places

England Canterbury Canterbury (England) Troy (Extinct city) Great Britain Cambridge Araby Araby bazaar North Richmond Street Angleterre Calcutta California Clarendon Press series Commonwealth countries India Jefferson London Mississippi New York New York (State) San Marino Surrey Turkey Wales Yoknapatawpha County

People

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Time

Middle English, 1100-1500 14th century 19th century Early modern, 1500-1700 1066-1485 1912 Antebellum era Carnival Edad Media The Middle Ages The Trojan War To 1500 c.800 B.C.

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