Geoffrey Chaucer“Father of English Literature”
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• Born in 1343• No one knows the exact date of his death, it was
supposedly in the year of 1400• In 1359-1360 Chaucer went to France with Edward III's
army during the Hundred Years' War. • He was captured in the Ardennes and returned to
England after the treaty of Brétigny in 1360.• There is no certain information of his life from 1361
until 1366, when he perhaps married Philippa Roet.• Philippa died in 1387
• Between 1367 and 1378 Chaucer made several journeys abroad on diplomatic missions
• He moved to Kent where he was appointed as justice of the peace. He was also elected to Parliament.
• During this time he wrote some of his best poetrey.
His Works
Canterbury TalesThe Book of the Duchess- Elegy for Blanche of Lancaster
Treatise on the Astrolabe- Cited as the first example of technical writing in
the English Language
Influences
Linguistic influences- Chaucer wrote in continental accentual-
syllabic meter, a style which had developed since around the twelfth century as an alternative to the alliterative Anglo-Saxon meter
- His poetry also helped standardize the London dialect
- He used English when other poets were still using Anglo-Saxon and Latin
Influences
- Influenced future poets with his writings
Influences
English Influence- He is known as the ”Father” of English
Literature.- He created vernacular Literature.Speech of the “common people”
