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'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of the [[Canterbury Tales]]. He was the first first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].
'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (A.D. 1343–1400) was the father of English [[literature]] and the author of the [[Canterbury Tales]]. He was the first author to raise vernacular [[English]] to the artistic level of [[French]] or [[Latin]].
His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation. Here are some of his most famous quotations:
His writings are in [[Middle English]], which is so different from modern English that they are usually read in modern English translation. Here are some of his most famous quotations: