ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Elizabeth “Chaucy, ” probably the poet’s daughter, was a nun at Barking in 1381. A second probable daughter, Agnes Chaucer, was a lady-in-waiting at Henry IV’s coronation in 1399.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chaucer may also have had a daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, “little Lewis” (for whom he composed the Astrolabe, a prose work on the use of that instrument of an astronomer) and Thomas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Nun in The Canterbury Tales is one of the twenty-nine pilgrims making the journey to Canterbury. The narrator describes the Nun, whose real name is Madame Eglantine, as looking very humble and having excellent manners when eating. She speaks poor French and sings very well.

Detailed explanation-4: -In The Canterbury Tales, the Nun, the Prioress, was part of the church estate. She aspired to be part of the aristocracy and wore clothing and jewelry that were characteristic of women of nobility.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tale is based on an anti-Semitic legend of unknown origin that was popular among medieval Christians. The Prioress describes how a widow’s devout young son is abducted by Jews, who are supposedly prompted by Satan to murder the child to stop him from singing the hymn “O Alma redemptoris” to the Virgin Mary.