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The Age of Chaucer READING 3 Evaluate the changes in sound, form, figurative language, and dramatic structure in poetry across literary time periods. The Prologue from The Canterbury Tales Poem by Geoffrey Chaucer Translated by Nevill Coghill VIDEO TRAILER KEYWORD: HML12-142A Meet the Author Geoffrey Chaucer 1340?–1400 did you know? Geoffrey Chaucer . . . • was captured and held for ransom while fighting for England in the Hundred Years’ War. • held various jobs, including royal messenger, justice of the peace, and forester. • portrayed himself as a foolish character in a number of works. Geoffrey Chaucer made an enormous mark on the language and literature of England. Writing in an age when French was widely spoken in educated circles, Chaucer was among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language. Today, his work is considered a cornerstone of English literature. Befriended by Royalty Chaucer was born sometime between 1340 and 1343, probably in London, in an era when expanding commerce was helping to bring about growth in villages and cities. His family, though not noble, was well off, and his parents were able to place him in the household of the wife of Prince Lionel, a son of King Edward III, where he served as an attendant. Such a position was a vital means of advancement; the young Chaucer learned the customs of o upper-class life and came into contact with influential co people. It may m have been during this period ...
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