Green University of Bangladesh Presentation Topic: Chaucer poetry Course Code: ENG 114 Course title: History of English literature Presented by: Emamul Haque ID: 130120022 Green University of Bangladesh
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Green University of Bangladesh
Presentation Topic: Chaucer poetry
Course Code: ENG 114
Course title: History of English literature
Presented by: Emamul Haque ID: 130120022 Green University of Bangladesh
About Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime between 1340 and 1344 to John Chaucer and Agnes Copton. John Chaucer was an affluent wine merchant and deputy to the king's butler.
According to John Dryden, Chaucer is the father of English poetry.
Chaucer remained Clerk of Works of the Palace of Westminster.
Chaucer died on October 25, 1400.
• Chaucer selected poetry
The Canterbury Tales.Troilus and Criseyde.Treatise on the Astrolabe.The Legend of Good Women.Parlement of Foules.Anelida and Arcite.The House of Fame.The Book of the Duchess.Roman de la Rose.Boece
The Canterbury Tales
His other activities
Spurious The Cuckoo and the
Nightingale. The Complaint of the
Black Knight. The Floure and the Leafe. Pierce the Ploughman's
Crede. Jack Upland.
His other activities
TalesThe Tale of Gamelyn.Prologue and Tale of
Beryn.The Plowman's Tale.
The Pilgrim's Tale.
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