Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the “father of English literature” for his medieval classic The Canterbury Tales, a work that ...

The life of Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340-1400), often labeled “the father of English poetry,” ought to be an open book: He is mentioned almost 500 times in contemporary records, far more than ...

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Two scholars have made new conclusions about a sermon from the late 12th century, which reframes some confusing references, made by the 14th century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. And now for a tale ...

Geoffrey Chaucer was born in the Middle Ages between 1340 and 1345, probably in London, although the precise date and location remain unknown. His father and grandfather were prosperous wine merchants ...

Virgile, Ovide, Omer, Lucan, and Stace. (V.1786-92) [2] [5] For notice of this reference, see the brief mention in the note to vv. 1789-92 in the Riverside Chaucer, C.D. Benson’s edition of F.N.

Before "The Canterbury Tales," Geoffrey Chaucer was a teenage fashion plate, prisoner of war, a traveler. We dig into a new biography. On 4th July, 1378, a bead-maker, Simon Wylde de Estland, robbed a ...