ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Geoffrey Chaucer, (born c. 1342/43, London?, England-died October 25, 1400, London), the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.” His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chaucer died of unknown causes on 25 October 1400, although the only evidence for this date comes from the engraving on his tomb which was erected more than 100 years after his death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London in the early 1340s. His father, John, was a wealthy wine-merchant who held a minor position at court.

Detailed explanation-4: -Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 25 October 1400) was an English author and poet, most known for his The Canterbury Tales. He is widely considered one of the greatest English poets of the Middle Ages and has been called the “father of English literature”.