Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin. (Source.)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Author details
- Born:
- Dec. 31, 1342
- Died:
- Oct. 24, 1400
External links
Books by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1
by Daniel Defoe, William Shakespeare, John Gay, and 71 others
