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 +'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of [[English literature]], is widely considered the greatest English [[poet]] of the [[Middle Ages]] and was the first poet to have been buried in [[Poet's Corner]] of [[Westminster Abbey]]. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an [[author]], [[philosopher]], [[alchemist]] and [[astronomer]], composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a [[Bureaucracy|bureaucrat]], [[Noble court|courtier]] and [[diplomat]]. Among his many works, which include ''[[The Book of the Duchess]]'', the ''[[House of Fame]]'', the ''[[Legend of Good Women]]'' and ''[[Troilus and Criseyde]]'', he is best loved today for ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. Chaucer is a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the [[vernacular]], [[Middle English]], at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were [[French language|French]] and [[Latin]].
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 +====Major works====
 +*Translation of ''[[Roman de la Rose]]'', possibly extant as ''[[The Romaunt of the Rose]]''
 +*''[[The Book of the Duchess]]''
 +*''[[The House of Fame]]''
 +*''[[Anelida and Arcite]]''
 +*''[[Parlement of Foules]]''
 +*Translation of [[Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius|Boethius]]' ''[[Consolation of Philosophy]]'' as ''[[Boece (Chaucer)|Boece]]''
 +*''[[Troilus and Criseyde]]''
 +*''[[The Legend of Good Women]]''
 +*''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''
 +*''[[Treatise on the Astrolabe]]''
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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde, he is best loved today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin.

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