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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 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.
Some other major works of Chaucer are ''Troilus and Criseyde'', ''The Book of the Duchess'', ''The Parliament of Fowls'', ''The House of Fame'', and ''The Legend of Good Women''.
"His studie was but litel on the Bible" (General Prologue, line 440).
Here are some of his most famous quotations:
*"He was a verray parfit gentil knight." (''Canterbury Tales'', General Prologue, line 72)
"For gold in phisik is a cordial, / Therfore he lovede gold in special" (General Prologue, line 445-46).
*"His studie was but litel on the Bible." (General Prologue, line 440)
*"For gold in phisik is a cordial, / Therfore he lovede gold in special." (General Prologue, lines 445-46)
"Nature, the vicaire of thalmighty lorde" ("The Parliament of Fowls", line 379).
*"That feeld hath eyen and the wode hath eres." ("The Knight's Tale", line 666)
*"To maken vertu of necessitee" ("The Knight's Tale", line 2190)
*"Ther nys no werkman whatsoevere he be, / That may bothe werke wel and hastily." ("The Merchant's Tale", lines 588-89)
*"And for to se, and eek for to be seye" ("The Wife of Bath's Prologue", line 542)
*"That he is gentil that dooth gentil dedis" ("The Wife of Bath's Tale", line 314)
*"Therfore bihoveth hire a ful long spoon / That shal ete with a feend." ("The Squire's Tale", lines 596-97)
*"Go, little booke! go, my little tragedie!" (''Troilus and Criseyde'', line
*"Nature, the vicaire of thalmighty lorde" (''The Parliament of Fowls'', line 379)
[[Category:Authors|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]
[[Category:Authors|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]
[[Category:Poets|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]
[[Category:Poets|Chaucer, Geoffrey]]