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Geoffrey Chaucer (/ ˈ tʃ ɔː s ər / CHAW-sər; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. [1] He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". [ 2 ]
The Parliament of Birds, an 18th-century oil painting by Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton. The Parlement of Foules (modernized: Parliament of Fowls), also called the Parlement of Briddes (Parliament of Birds) or the Assemble of Foules (Assembly of Fowls), is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s–1400) made up of approximately 700 lines.
The story did not originate in the works of Chaucer and was well known in the 14th century. [46] Pilgrimage was a very prominent feature of medieval society. The ultimate pilgrimage destination was Jerusalem, [47] but within England Canterbury was a popular destination. Pilgrims would journey to cathedrals that preserved relics of saints ...
Pages in category "Works by Geoffrey Chaucer" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Boece (Chaucer) E.
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, ed. by Helen Phillips, Durham and St. Andrews Medieval Texts, 3 (Durham: Durham and St. Andrews Medieval Texts, 1982), ISBN 0950598925 'Book of the duchesse', in The complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer, ed. by Walter William Skeat (London: Oxford University Press, 1937), pp. 83–96.
The Art of Dress (1879) The Art of Decoration (1881) Chaucer for Schools: With the Story of His Times and Work (1881) Beautiful Houses: Being a Description of Certain Well-Known Artistic Houses (1882) Chaucer's Beads: a Birthday Book, Diary and Concordance of Chaucer's Proverbs or soothsaws (1884)
The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, is an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, owned by the Huntington Library, in San Marino, California (EL 26 C 9). It is considered one of the most significant copies of the Tales.
To say Geoffrey Chaucer is the singular influence on these Scottish poets is a definite over-generalization. These poets share in the medieval status of Chaucer, and Chaucer is their immediate predecessor, but the poems retain the distinctiveness of the Scottish authors and traditions. As time continues on in the 15th century, the authors move ...