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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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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