FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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Question
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Chaucer was born
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October 22, 1345
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October 31, 1325
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I don’t know.
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October 2, 1355
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Explanation:
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: -Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime between 1340 and 1344 to John Chaucer and Agnes Copton. John Chaucer was an affluent wine merchant and deputy to the king’s butler.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arnold praises Chaucer’s excellent style and manner, but says that Chaucer cannot be called a classic since, unlike Homer, Virgil and Shakespeare, his poetry does not have the high poetic seriousness which Aristotle regards as a mark of its superiority over the other arts.
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