Geoffrey Chaucer

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born

London, England, The United Kingdom

died

October 07, 1400

gender

male

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry

influences

Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Dante Alighieri

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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – October 25, 1400?) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin.

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Tinye gifte for Valentynes Daye: Amour Ys Lyke a Potel of Wyne

O gentil rederes of my blog, how grete the peynes smerte that come to me whanne Ich thinken upon my lakke of updatinge. Swich grete busynesse hath fallen upon me that oft Ich do thynke myself nat worthy of the titel of 'blogger.' And yet twittre hath been of sum comfort, for ther Ich do tweete of litel jestes and japes at @LeVostreGC.

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	The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill (Translator) 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 81,970 ratings — published 1372 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Riverside Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer, Larry Dean Benson (Editor) 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 4,109 ratings — published 1896 — 40 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill (Translation) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,522 ratings — published 1385 — 72 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Canterbury Tales: The First Fragment by Geoffrey Chaucer, Michael Alexander 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 1,064 ratings — published 1390	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Canterbury Tales: Nine Tales and the General Prologue: Authoritative Text, Sources and Backgrounds, Criticism by Geoffrey Chaucer, V.A. Kolve (Editor), Glending Olson (Editor) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wife of Bath by Geoffrey Chaucer, Peter G. Beidler (Editor) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 1940 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wife of Bath and Other Canterbury Tales (Penguin 60s) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 1390	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Miller's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, James Winny (Editor) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1971 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1966 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream Visions and Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer, Kathyrn L. Lynch (Editor) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1368 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer

“The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer

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“What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer

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“people can die of mere imagination”
― Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

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