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: -Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1340s – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the “father of English literature", or, alternatively, the “father of English poetry".

Detailed explanation-3: -LONDON-When Geoffrey Chaucer died in 1400, he left behind one of the seminal works in English literature, “The Canterbury Tales.”

Detailed explanation-4: -In September 1359 King Edward and his sons were invading France with a large expeditionary force. Prince Lionel went into the king’s army and Chaucer served in the retinue of Lionel in the war in France. Chaucer is captured by the French at the siege of Reims.

Detailed explanation-5: -Between 1400-1476, the tumultuous War of the Roses took place and their were five British monarchs. When Chaucer died, the first ruler from the House of Lancaster, King Henry IV had just ascended the throne a year prior.