Books with author Chaucer Geoffry Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered to be the father of English literature. Having achieved fame in the Middle Ages as a writer of both prose and poetry, as well as through his scientific and philosophical knowledge, Chaucer became the first poet to be buried in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey. Some of his most renowned works include The House of Fame, The Book of the Duchess and The Legend of Good Women.What Chaucer is known for the most today, however, is his authorship of The Canterbury Tales. This is a series of 24 delightful and insightful stories, written both in verse and in prose, that were presented initially as part of a storytelling contest by pilgrims traveling together to Canterbury.The stories are written in Middle English, and are included inside the frame tale of the pilgrims’ journey, as they seek to reach the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket found at the Canterbury Cathedral. Their themes vary greatly, from love and romance to tales of wisdom about avarice and greed. The characters and the narratives themselves hold remarkable cultural and historic value, while still remaining some of the most intriguing and well-presented works of fiction even more than six centuries after they were first published.The Canterbury Tales are oftentimes lively and sometimes even surprisingly humorous. An undisputed work of genius written by a man well ahead of his time, they will enchant you through the vivid portrayal of situations, places and characters that have inspired many other writers of prose and poetry throughout the centuries to come.Whether you have an interest for medieval society and its cultural values, are more drawn to the beauty and enchanting quality of the folklore and understanding of those times, or you just want to enjoy a few vibrant, fast-paced tales in Middle English, The Canterbury Tales will bring you what you seek.

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Excerpt from Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Prologue and the Man of Law's Tale1. Chaucer's Life and Works.The surname Chaucer is found in the earlier forms Le Chancier, Le Chaucer, "the hosier," from the A.D. same root as modern French chausse.1337. Hundred Years' War began.1338. John Chaucer, citizen and vintner of London, attended the king and queen to Flanders and Cologne.1339 Geoffrey Chaucer, son of John and Agnes Chaucer, (about), born. The old date for Chaucers birth, 1328, has been proved to be impossible, but the exact year cannot be fixed: 1339 suits all the circumstances as well as any. See 1386.1346. Battle of Crecy.1347. Siege of Calais.1349. The Black Death.1356. Battle of Poitiers.1357. Chaucer in the service of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, and of his wife the Countess of Ulster, both in London and Yorkshire. Geoffrey was certainly well educated, but the statement that he was at Cambridge rested on the lines from The Court of Love, now known not to be his: -"Philogenet I cald am fer and nere,Of Cambridge clerke."1359.Chaucer went to France as a soldier with Edward III and his four sons, and was taken prisoner.1360. Ransomed two months before the Treaty of Bretigny, the king contributing £16 towards his ransom.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales presented in the original Middle English version. They are a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century; given mostly in verse, (although a number of them are in prose) they are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims during their travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The first version of the tales to be published in print is William Caxton's 1478 print edition.