Geoffrey Chaucer
English poet and public servant, widely regarded as the Father of English literature; best known for The Canterbury Tales. Active in the 14th century (born c. 1343).
Books
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1. Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales/Troilus And Criseyde
A vivid collection of long and short narratives framed by a pilgrimage, presenting a wide gallery of voices—from bawdy and comic to moral and tragic—whose tales expose the complexities, hypocrisies, and textures of late medieval English society; paired with a separate long narrative poem that transposes a classical Trojan love story into an intense psychological study of passion, fortune, and betrayal, it probes how fickle fate and human frailty shape desire and ruin. Together these works blend sharp characterization, ironic social observation, and refined poetic craft, moving between ribald humor and poignant tragedy while reflecting the language and concerns of their era.
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