“The father of British Literature”

Wealthy family, but not royalty (“Chaucer” meant “shoemaker” in French)

A favorite of the British CourtWas a soldier, diplomat, clerk

and held other sundry jobsFamiliar with all aspects of life

Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales was written as a “hobby”On of the great masterpieces

of British Lit.Picture of medieval life-

NobilityLow ClassEducatedIgnorantPiousImpiousGoodEvil

Geoffrey Chaucer

Buried in Westminster Abbey- the first writer to be so honoredSection is now called “Poets’

Corner”

Geoffrey Chaucer

The Pilgrimage

Approximately 60 miles

Canterbury Cathedral