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Geoffrey Chaucer
AuthorBooks · Second hand1343-1400
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, writer and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the 'father of English literature', or alternatively, the 'father of English poetry'. He was the first writer to be buried in what has since become Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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Birth
1343
Death
1400
First book
1368
Years writing
658
Geoffrey Chaucer is widely recognized as the father of English literature.
He was the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of vernacular English over Latin or French.
Beyond being a poet, he served as a diplomat, philosopher, astrologer, and politician.
His most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, is a frame narrative that remains unfinished.
Born in London in 1343, his literary legacy encompasses a prolific output of over fifteen hundred works.