Age of chaucer

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1. Age of Chaucer

2. Age of Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer Greatest poet of England Father of English Poetry Morning star of Renaissance

3. Birth & Death Birth: 1340 Death: 1400 Occupation Poet Author

4. Chaucer’s Age Divided into three periods, Early life period French and Italy Period English Period

5. Early life period (Early life to 1370) Birth - 1340, London Greatest Reader Age 17, started to work in the court of Queen Elizabeth. Worked 40 years in her court.

6. Age 19, participated in the Hundrend Years War. France and England Prisoned by France Army. Early life period (Early life to 1370)

7. French and Italy Period 1370 - France and Italy Admired by People, Culture and Language Stayed around 17 years Influenced - Frech Works

8. English Period 1387 - Return to England Joined - Political Parties Worked for the people and did Social Services Faithful for Society

9. Chaucer’s Works Chaucer’s work has divided into 3 periods French Period Italy Period English Period

10. French Period Chaucer was admired - Culture and Language of the people. Translated - French Work ‘The Roman de la Rose’ - ‘The Romance of the Rose’ - English Translated - ‘The Book of the Duchess’ - Allegary poem - 1000 lines.

11. Italian Period Produced his important works under the influence of Dante Boccaccio Petrarch

12. Italian Period Works Important Works The house of fame Parliament of Fowls Trolius and criseyde.

13. English Period Greatest Period in his life. Works Former Age Fortune Truth The Canterbury Tales

14. Masterpiece Work The Canterbury Tales Collection of Stories 24 Tales Name : Group of Pilgrims go to the Shrines of Thomas Becket at Canterbury from London.

15. Contemporary Writers William Langland John Wycliff John Gower John Machiavelli