Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
13431400
· Son of a wealthy London wine merchant.
· Served as a page in the royal household while in his early teens.
· Was married to on of the Queen's ladiesinwaiting Philippa Roet.
· Worked as the Controller of Customs in London, Justice of Peace in Kent and Clerk of
the King's Works.
· Was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Chaucer's poetry
Poetry generally divided into three periods:
1. The French period:
"The Romance of the Rose"
2. The Italian period
"Troilus and Criseyde"
3. The English Period
"The Canterbury Tales"
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