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Abdulla Fadul Mrs. T imm 12C January 18th

Abdulla Fadul Mrs. T imm 12C January 18th. Introduction. Geoffrey John Chaucer Father of English poetry (1342-1400). Background history. Born to a middle class family His family were wine merchants who sold to noble and royal people Roamed around all over Europe. His famous writings.

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Abdulla Fadul Mrs. T imm 12C January 18th

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  1. Abdulla FadulMrs. Timm12CJanuary 18th

  2. Introduction • Geoffrey John Chaucer • Father of English poetry • (1342-1400)

  3. Background history • Born to a middle class family • His family were wine merchants who sold to noble and royal people • Roamed around all over Europe

  4. His famous writings • Personal advancement: The Book of the Duchess. • The Canterbury Tales • House of Fame • The Parliament of Fowls

  5. Education years • His father was a wine merchant who believed his child should have a formal education • He attended the St. Paul’s Cathedral School, where he probably first became acquainted with the influential writing of Virgil and Ovid. • He read French, Latin and Italian

  6. Career years • Courier • Diplomat • Civil servant • Scrap metal collector • Clerk • Writer • Poet • A page to the court of the Countess of Ulster • A Justice of the Peace • Member of Parliament 

  7. Personal life • His beloved wife : Philippa Roet (1366–1387) • His children: four Thomas Chaucer Elizabeth Chaucer Agnes Chaucer Lewis Chaucer • Engaged in diplomatic missions • He was in debt

  8. Final years • Death: October 25, 1400 • Died in London, England. • Death age: 60 years old. • Place of burial Westminster Abbey. • Buried in the Poets corner

  9. Works Cited BBC . Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400). 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/chaucer_geoffrey.shtml>. Biography. Geoffrey Chaucer biography. 2013. <http://www.biography.com/people/geoffrey-chaucer-9245691>. Encyclopedia Britannica. Geoffrey Chaucer. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/108024/Geoffrey-Chaucer>. Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes. 2014. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/geoffrey_chaucer.html >.

  10. History Learning Site. Geoffrey Chaucer. 2013. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/geoffrey-chaucer.htm>. Masterworks of British Literature. Geoffrey Chaucer: Some Background to the Poet and his Times. 2009. <http://masterworksbritlit.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/geoffrey-chaucer-some-background-to-the-poet-and-his-times/ >. Sparknotes. THE CANTERBURY TALES. 2013. <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/canterbury/context.html>. The literature network. Geoffrey Chaucer. 2013. <http://www.online-literature.com/chaucer/>.

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