Chaucer the Great

        If I walked up to you on the street and asked you who Geoffrey Chaucer was, would you know?  The answer is probably no and yes.  Chaucer is known as “the Father of English Poetry” and this is true, for he paved the way for such men as Shakespeare.  But you probably heard this name sometime in your life if not by reading one of his works, but a teacher talking to you about him.  Chaucer was well renowned in Europe in the mid 1300’s and held many political jobs, he was known as a very kind and loving man, and his work The Canterbury Tales show us his many emotions.

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        Chaucer lived a good life in the early and mid 1300’s and he even had great political careers but, his late years would be a little bit grimmer than his early years.  First, Chaucer was born in the early 1340’s in London England to his mother and father Agnes and John Chaucer.  He was really known well for his writings, “Widely known as the “Father of English Poetry,” Chaucer is considered the foremost representative of middle English literature” (Disc. Auth. Chaucer).  He was married to Philippa de Rout on Sept. 12,1366.  Chaucer was known as a great political figure. He ...

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