AGES ERA PERIOD
MIDDLE AGES
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Question
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
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the Gawain poet
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the Beowulf poet
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Chrt´ien de Troyes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Geoffrey Chaucer was born between 1340 and 1345, probably in London. His father was a prosperous wine merchant. We do not know any details of his early life and education. In 1357, he was a page to Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster, wife of Edward III’s third son.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are three main categories of Middle English literature, religious, courtly love, and Arthurian, though much of Geoffrey Chaucer’s work stands outside these. Among the many religious works are those in the Katherine Group and the writings of Julian of Norwich and Richard Rolle.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poetry of Chaucer, along with other writers of the era, is credited with helping to standardise the London Dialect of the Middle English language from a combination of the Kentish and Midlands dialects.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400.