Geoffrey Chaucer.

Universidad La Gran Colombia.English Literature.

Juan Sebastián Lizarazo.Jennifer Gomez Villamarin.

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

other short and long poems.

lifeGeoffrey 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

England were French and Latin.

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

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.

InfluenceChaucer 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.

WORKSIt is believed that in the early 1380’s he started the

work for which he is best known – The Canterbury Tales.

The canterbury talesIs 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.

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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