Geoffrey Chaucer By Kyle, Bradley, Justin, and Cole O’captain my captain.

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Geoffrey Chaucer By Kyle, Bradley, Justin, and Cole O’captain my captain

Some Notable Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Here are some of geoffery chaucer’s works in close to chronological order. Scholars still debate this order (This list is from Some of his major works were: Translation of Roman de la Rose, and maybe the extents as the Romaunt of the Rose The book of the duchess The house of fame Anelida and arcite Parlament of foules Translation of Boethius’ consolidation of philosophy as boece Trolius and Criseyde The Legend of Good Women The Canterbury Tales Treatise on the Astrolabe

Chaucers Wordes unto Adam, His Owne Scriveyn The Complaint unto Pity The Complaint of Chaucer to his Purse The Complaint of Mars The Complaint of Venus A Complaint to His Lady The Former Age Fortune Gentilesse Lak of Stedfastnesse Lenvoy de Chaucer a Scogan Lenvoy de Chaucer a Bukton Proverbs To Rosemounde Truth Womanly Noblesse

Chaucer Family Father: John Chaucer ( ) Geoffrey Chaucer Wife: Philippa de Roet ( ) Mother: Agnes Copton Chaucer ( ) Sons: Thomas Chaucer ( ), Lewis Chaucer (?-?) Daughters: Elizabeth Chaucer(?-?), Agnes Chaucer (?-?) (scholars debate whether they were his daughters) Complements of: chaucer/family.html

Geoffrey Chaucer (not so) Fun Facts He was assumed to be born in London, England in the year 1343 He died in London, England on the 25 th of October in 1400 His death is unspecified Chaucer is buried in the Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey, London, England Geoffery Chaucer is thought to have began writing the Canterbury Tales between 1387 and 1400 His writing has been dated back to as early as 1372 so this was certainly not his very first work (from the Canterbury Tales edited by A. and Constance Hieatt) (Actual Fun Fact)

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