Geoffrey chaucer

Guest blogger Joanna Walker unearths some buried treasures in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340s-1400) was an English poet, author, 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 come to be called Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer also gained fame as a philosopher and astronomer, composing the scientific A Treatise on the Astrolabe for his 10-year-old son Lewis. He maintained a career…

Poet. He was an English literary most noted as the best poet of the Middle Ages. Educated at St. Paul’s Cathedral School, he became acquainted with the influential writing of Virgil and Ovid. During his lifetime as an author, his most acclaimed book work was “The Canterbury Tales”, a collection of stories and poems....

Who better to help you through the stresses and strains of a modern Christmas than a 14th-century English poet? Yes, Geoffrey Chaucer is online now, and he's here for all your holiday advice needs.

Geoffrey Chaucer was a famous medieval author. His best-known work, "The Canterbury Tales" was also his most controversial...

Really worthwhile listening to this BBC History Extra podcast podcast - much more than Canterbury Tales! European traveller, linguist, writer and poet! Marion Turner, author of a recent biography of Geoffrey Chaucer, explores the life of the 14th-century poet, arguing that we need to look beyond his status as the ‘father of English literature’ to discover his connections to European culture

Chaucer, unknown artist

Geoffrey Chaucer: Known as the father of English literature,is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle ages.

Born: c. 1343 London, United Kingdom Author, Poet Popular poems by Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale, Book I [Excerpt] The Canterbury Tales; The Phisiciens Tale The Canterbury Tales; The Reves Tale The Canon's Yeoman's Tale The Canterbury Tales; The Wyves Tale Of Bathe The Canterbury Tales;The Knyghtes Tale To Rosemounde The Cook's Tale

Brief chart on Geoffrey Chaucer including Facts, prose and poetry. The Canterbury Tales poet.