2. Geoffrey Chaucer
➔ Known as the Father of English
literature.
➔ Is considered the greatest English
poet.
➔ Besides The Canterbury Tales,
Chaucer is also known for “The
Book of the Duchess,”“The Legend
of Good Women,” and numerous
3. life
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime around 1343.
During his lifetime he was known as an author, philosopher and
astronomer.
Chaucer's work was crucial in legitimizing the literary use of the
Middle English at a time when the dominant literary languages in
4. LIFE
➔ After Chaucer’s release, he joined the Royal Service,
traveling throughout France, Spain and Italy on
diplomatic missions throughout the early to mid-
1360s.
➔ In 1366, Chaucer married Philippa Roet, the
daughter of Sir Payne Roet, and the marriage
conveniently helped further Chaucer’s career in
the English court.
➔ In February 1377 he was sent to Paris and
Montreuil in connexion probably with the peace
5. lIFE➔ For his services, King
Edward granted Chaucer
a pension of 20 marks.
➔ Chaucer disappears from
the historical record in
1400, and is thought to
have died soon after.
➔ He was buried in
Westminster Abbey.
6. Influence
haucer wrote in continental accentual-syllabic
meter, a style which had developed since
around the 12th century as an alternative to
the alliterative Anglo-Saxon metre.
Chaucer is believed to have written the poem
Troilus and Criseyde sometime in the mid-
1380s. Chaucer wrote the poem using
rhyme royal, a technique he originated.
Rime royal involves rhyming stanzas
consisting of seven lines apiece.
7. WORKS
It is believed that in the early 1380’s he started the
work for which he is best known – The Canterbury Tales.
8. Thecanterburytales
Is a collection of 24 stories that runs
to over 17,000 lines written in
Middle English.
The tales (mostly written in verse,
although some are in prose) are
presented as part of a story-
telling contest by a group of
pilgrims as they travel together
on a journey from London to
Canterbury.
9. He uses the tales and the
descriptions of its characters
to paint an ironic and critical
portrait of English society at
the time, and particularly of
the Church.
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