FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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No one has written poems before
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He wrote in English language first time after Norman conquest
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His poem was the best
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ever since the end of the 14th century, Chaucer has been known as the “father of English poetry, ” a model of writing to be imitated by English poets. “He was one of the first poets of his day to write exclusively in English (his contemporary John Gower, for example, wrote in Latin, French, and English).
Detailed explanation-2: -His use of English in his poetry helped to establish Middle English vernacular as the mainstream language of the day, replacing Latin and French and in doing so, paving the way for other literary greats such as Shakespeare.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Who is the founder of English literature? Geoffrey Chaucer is referred to as the father of English Literature and was renowned for his courtly love poetry including the famous “Canterbury Tales” though it was left incomplete; “The House of Fame”, and ‘The Book of the Duchess’.