ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Chaucer was born in London most likely in the early 1340s (by some accounts, including his monument, he was born in 1343), though the precise date and location remain unknown.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 14th century is known as the age of Chaucer. He was a great writer who is not only of an age but of all the ages. It was the age of transition, a transformation of medieval to the modern times.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chaucer began the tales in 1387 and continued until his death in 1400. No text in his own hand still exists, but a surprising number of copies survive from the 1500s-more than 80. This suggests the tales were enormously popular in medieval England.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.