Geoffrey Chaucer
Posted by Tel on August 15, 2009
Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400)
English Poet
Chaucer was the greatest poet of the Middle Ages, and best remembered as the author of The Canterbury Tales, one of the most important books in the history of English literature.
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer in a Nutshell
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London c. 1343 into a prosperous wine merchant family. At the age of 16, he took part in a military expedition to France, a part of the Hundred Years’ War. He was held prisoner, captured by the French. The English king and Chaucer’s friends paid the ransom for his release.
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