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1 GEOFFREY CHAUCER Simona Coubalová George Orten Grammar school C3B

2 CONTENTS Basic information Basic information Life Life Work Work The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales Resources Resources

3 BASIC INFORMATION 1343?- 1400 1343?- 1400 Poet, translator, politician Poet, translator, politician The greatest English poet of the Middle ages The greatest English poet of the Middle ages Father of English literature Father of English literature

4 LIFE Was born in London Was born in London Son of vintner Son of vintner 1359- the Hundred Years' War- captured 1359- the Hundred Years' War- captured Favour of the royal family Favour of the royal family

5 WORK Influenced by Italian authors Influenced by Italian authors Medieval topics Medieval topics The Book of the Duchess The Book of the Duchess Anelida and Arcite Anelida and Arcite The House of Fame The House of Fame

6 THE CANTERBURY TALES Masterpiece Masterpiece Influenced by Boccaccio Influenced by Boccaccio Fictional pilgrims on the road to the cathedral at Canterbury Fictional pilgrims on the road to the cathedral at Canterbury They are telling stories They are telling stories

7 Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention

8 RESOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer By Unknown British 17th century - object page; previous upload was here, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5128320 By Unknown British 17th century - object page; previous upload was here, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5128320 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5128320 Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=310511 Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=310511https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=310511 By Geoffrey Chaucer - This digital image can be seen in its original context hereThis image is available from the National Library of Wales, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41920386 By Geoffrey Chaucer - This digital image can be seen in its original context hereThis image is available from the National Library of Wales, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41920386 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41920386 By User Hephaestos on en.wikipedia - (derived from en::Image:Geoffrey_Chaucer.png), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1232923 By User Hephaestos on en.wikipedia - (derived from en::Image:Geoffrey_Chaucer.png), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1232923https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1232923

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