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Geoffrey Chaucer

Chaucer's the Prologue and the Knightes Tale

Paperback (Forgotten Books June 11, 2012)
The parentage, date of birth, and many other details in the life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the Father of English Poetry, are involved in more or less obscurity, and those mentioned in the following brief biography, although in accordance with the best authorities, must not all be regarded as unquestionably established. He was bom probably in 1340 (not in 1328, as formerly believed). His father was John Chaucer, a wealthy vintner, evidently of some social standing, since in 1338 he was in attendance on King Edward III. Geoffrey was liberally educated. Both Cambridge andO xford claim him as a student, and it is probable that he attended both universities, a practice not uncommon with scholars of his day. At the period of his leaving Oxford, says Leland, he was already an acute dialectician, a persuasive orator, an elegant poet, a grave philosopher, an able mathematician, and an accomplished divine. In 1357 he was in the kings service as page in the household of Lionel, third son of Edward III.; and in 1359 he served in the army that invaded France, where he was taken prisoner, but soon after released, the king paying sixteen pounds toward his ransom.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
Pages
160
Weight
10.6 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 0.4 in.

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