Geoffrey Chaucer
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A 14th-century English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales, and a key figure in English literature.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentJohn HopkinsShort History Of... · The Peasants’ Revolt · 31:11 · yesterday
…Back in 1381, one eyewitness to the violence is the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who will later become famous for writing the stories of pilgrims known as the Canterbury Tales.…
Sophie GeeSecret Life of Books · Secret Life of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood · 6:54 · 4d ago
…And the reason that Chaucer is thought of as the father of English literature, right from the Canterbury Tales, but also Troilus and Crusade that we did a couple of weeks ago, is that he was writing in the vernacular.…
Jonty ClaypoleSecret Life of Books · Secret Life of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood · 6:45 · 4d ago
…It's no accident, Sophie, that a popular subject becomes Chaucer.…
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