ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea that Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers is thought to originate with Geoffrey Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls, a poem written in the late 14th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you hate Valentine’s Day, blame 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer. While best known for writing “The Canterbury Tales”, Chaucer is also widely credited as the first English writer to associate romantic love with Saint Valentine.

Detailed explanation-3: -The English poet Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to record St. Valentine’s Day as a day of romantic celebration in his 1375 poem “Parliament of Foules, ” writing, ““For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne’s day / Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate.”

Detailed explanation-4: -The Parlement of Foules, a 699-line poem in rhyme royal by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in 1380–90.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Parlement of Foules (modernized: Parliament of Fowls), also called the Parlement of Briddes (Parliament of Birds) or the Assemble of Foules (Assembly of Fowls), is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer ( c. 1340s–1400) made up of approximately 700 lines.