ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -When Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1343, the king of England was Edward III, who ruled from 1327 to 1377. Edward’s time on the throne was dramatic, having begun when his mother and her lover, Simon Mortimer, deposed Edward’s father.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Richard II became king in June 1377, he confirmed Chaucer’s comptrollership and, later, the annuities granted by Edward III to both Geoffrey and Philippa.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was John Dryden who called Geoffrey Chaucer the ‘father of English poetry.