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Geoffrey Chaucer and the
Canterbury Tales
Born in 1343 in London
English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat.
Took part in the Hundred Years War
One of the first authors to write in English
Was married to Philippa de Roet
Did most of his writing between 1369 and 1393Comptroller of the Customs for the Port of
LondonDied at St.Mary's Chapel at Westminster on October 25, 1400Buried in Westminster Abbey
One of the first books ever to be written in English
About the journey of pilgrims
Chaucer planned to write 120 tales, but managed to complete only 24
The Canterbury Tales
Chaucer began to write the stories in the 1380s
Two of the stories are written in prose and the others in verse
Characters from different classes: a knight, a cook, a sailor, a farmer etc.
A scene from the prologue of “The Canterbury Tales” by Edward Henry Corbould
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