LITERATURE QUESTIONS
BRITISH LITERATURE
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It is the first piece of literature written in English
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It is about Middle Age knights
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It is written in Old English
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It is the unfinished work by Chauser
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tradition has it that by writing The Canterbury Tales in English, Geoffrey Chaucer took a conscious decision to challenge the dominance of French and Latin as the languages of written texts.
Detailed explanation-2: -1345–1400) was enormously popular in medieval England, with over 90 copies in existence from the 1400s. Its popularity may be due to the fact that the tales were written in Middle English, a language that developed after the Norman invasion, after which those in power would have spoken French.
Detailed explanation-3: -Geoffrey Chaucer is considered one of the first great English poets. He is the author of such works as The Parlement of Foules, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Canterbury Tales. Humorous and profound, his writings show him to be an acute observer of his time with a deft command of many literary genres.