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Geoffrey Chaucer “Father of English Literature”

Geoffrey Chaucer “Father of English Literature”. By: Me. Born in 1343 No one knows the exact date of his death, it was supposedly in the year of 1400 In 1359-1360 Chaucer went to France with Edward III's army during the Hundred Years' War.

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Geoffrey Chaucer “Father of English Literature”

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  1. Geoffrey Chaucer“Father of English Literature” By: Me

  2. Born in 1343 • No one knows the exact date of his death, it was supposedly in the year of 1400 • In 1359-1360 Chaucer went to France with Edward III's army during the Hundred Years' War. • He was captured in the Ardennes and returned to England after the treaty of Brétigny in 1360. • There is no certain information of his life from 1361 until 1366, when he perhaps married PhilippaRoet. • Philippa died in 1387

  3. Between 1367 and 1378 Chaucer made several journeys abroad on diplomatic missions • He moved to Kent where he was appointed as justice of the peace. He was also elected to Parliament. • During this time he wrote some of his best poetrey.

  4. His Works Canterbury Tales The Book of the Duchess • Elegy for Blanche of Lancaster Treatise on the Astrolabe - Cited as the first example of technical writing in the English Language

  5. Influences Linguistic influences - Chaucer wrote in continental accentual-syllabic meter, a style which had developed since around the twelfth century as an alternative to the alliterative Anglo-Saxon meter • His poetry also helped standardize the London dialect • He used English when other poets were still using Anglo-Saxon and Latin

  6. Influences • Influenced future poets with his writings

  7. Influences English Influence • He is known as the ”Father” of English Literature. • He created vernacular Literature. Speech of the “common people”

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