It provides a wide range of glossed Middle English texts and translations of analogues relevant to Chaucer's works, as well as selections from relevant works by earlier and later writers, critical articles from a variety of perspectives, graphics, and general information on life in the Middle Ages.
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London, most likely in the early 1340s (by some accounts, including his monument, he was born in 1343), though the precise date and location remain unknown.
Geoffrey Chaucer (born c. 1342/43, London?, England—died , London) was the outstanding English poet before William Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.” His masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in the English language.
Geoffrey Chaucer was born between the years 1340-1345, the son of John and Agnes (de Copton) Chaucer. Chaucer was descended from two generations of wealthy vintners who had everything but a title and in 1357 Chaucer began pursuing a position at court.
Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE) was a medieval English poet, writer, and philosopher best known for his work The Canterbury Tales, a masterpiece of world literature.
His best-known works are The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. The exact date and place of Geoffrey Chaucer's birth are not known. The evidence suggests, however, that he was born about 1345, or a year or two earlier, in his father's house located on Thames Street, London, England.
Chaucer's undisputed masterpiece is The Canterbury Tales. This collection of stories is framed by a fictional pilgrimage from London to Canterbury, during which a diverse group of pilgrims agrees to tell stories to pass the time. The structure itself was groundbreaking.