LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Samston Chaucer
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Shakespeare
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Seamas Heaney
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1345–1400) was enormously popular in medieval England, with over 90 copies in existence from the 1400s.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the Prologue, Chaucer’s intention was to write four stories from the perspective of each pilgrim, two each on the way to and from their ultimate destination, St. Thomas Becket’s shrine (making for a total of about 120 stories).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Canterbury Tales: An Overview Chaucer’s plan was to write two stories for each of the pilgrims, telling their tales both on the way there and on the return journey.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Canterbury Tales was one of the first major works in literature written in English. Chaucer began the tales in 1387 and continued until his death in 1400.