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Article: Chaucer, Geoffrey
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Born: c. 1345
London, England
Died: October 1400
London, England
English poet, author, and courtier
Called the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer is ranked as one of the greatest poets of the late Middle Ages (C. E. 476 c.
–
1500). He was admired for his philosophy as well as for his poetic talents. His best-known works are
The Canterbury Tales
and
Troilus and Criseyde.
Early years and marriage
The exact date and place of Geoffrey Chaucer's birth are not known. The evidence suggests, however, that he was born about 1345, or a year or two earlier, in his father's house located on Thames Street, London, England. It is likely that young Geoffrey attended ...