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GEOFFREY CHAUCER
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
Father of English literature
his masterpiece "The Canterbury Tales" is a poltrite of the english society of this time
his language become standard english and the bases of modern english
one of the first english poet known by name
1343-1400
The three periods
ENGLISH PERIOD
greater realism
ITALIAN PERIOD
influenced by Boccaccio
FRENCH PERIOD
influenced by french styles and subject
Style
alliteration replaced rymes
new metres were established
Features of his age
the english language spoken in London became the standard english
the english litterature expanced and poetry and prose developed
age of transition from the medieval age to modernism
birth of nationalism
age of learning and umanist
Historical eventes
the peasants revolts
the corruption of the catholic clergy
the black death
the rise of the middle class in the towns
the 100 years war
Excellent education
he was a realist so he couldn't escape from his age
Son of a wine merchant
