Chaucer
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English
Pronunciation
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Hyphenation
- Chau-cer
Proper Noun
Chaucer, Geoffrey (circa 1340 - 1400)
- 14th Century English poet considered by many to be the greatest literary figure of Medieval England. He is most well known for his Canterbury Tales and lesser so for The Book of Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde; all written in Olde English.
External links
- Wikipedia entry for Geoffrey Chaucer
- Chaucer's Official Life by James Root Hulbert (Project Gutenberg)
- Anthology of Middle English Literature