FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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medieval language
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dominant language
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language for the peasants
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language which would not change
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the reasons Chaucer is so important is that he made the decision to write in English and not French. In the centuries following the Norman invasion, French was the language spoken by those in power. The Canterbury Tales was one of the first major works in literature written in English.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400.
Detailed explanation-3: -Geoffrey Chaucer made an enormous mark on the language and literature of England. Writing in an age when French was widely spoken in educated circles, Chaucer was among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ‘Canterbury Tales’ were notable for the fact that they were written in Middle English but did include clear indications of inspiration from Italian literature and French poetry style adopted and adapted by Chaucer.