Geoffrey Chaucer“Father of English Literature”

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• Born in 1343• No one knows the exact date• Died between the ages of 56 and 57

His Works

The Book of the Duchess- Elegy for Blanche or Lancaster

Treatise on the Astrolabe- Cited as the first example of techincal 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 metre

- His poetry also helped standardize the London dialect

Influences

Literary Influences- Influence future poets with his writings

Influences

English Influence- He is known as the ”Father” of English

Literature.- He created vernacular Literature.