![]() ![]() Geoffrey Chaucer The French Period: (Upto 1370)įor Geoffrey Chaucer, French was a language as familiar as English. The phases are approximations and overlapping as well and this division should not be seen as absolute water-tight compartments. Finally, he created his masterpiece “The Canterbury Tales” in his last phase, the English phase. After this phase, which lasted for about thirty years, he came under the influence of Italian writers, thereby entering the Italian phase of his career, spanning for about fifteen years. It was during this time that he came under the influence of the French literature and culture and eventually created remarkable pieces himself. He grew up in the fearful times of the Black Death, joined the court at the young age of seventeen and went on to fight in the Hundred Year’s War against France. ![]() ![]() He saw the reign of three English kings, served as a national figure and explored the continent thereby absorbing the earliest essence of the Italian Renaissance heralded by Dante, Petrarch and Bocaccio. His political and literary career, spanning for almost fifty years is categorized into three distinct phases. Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?- 1400) is rightfully called the first prominent figure of English Literature who transformed not just literature but also the language of England. ![]()
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