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 +"A voice from the slums of Paris, fifty or sixty years after [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]], the voice of poor [[François Villon|Villon]] out of his life of riot and crime, has at its happy moments (as, for instance, in the last stanza of [[La Belle Heaulmière]]) more of this important poetic virtue of seriousness than all the productions of Chaucer. But its apparition in Villon, and in men like Villon, is fitful ; the greatness of the great poets, the power of their criticism of life, is that their virtue is sustained."--''[[Essays in Criticism]]'' (1865, 1888) by Matthew Arnold
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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]].+'''Geoffrey Chaucer''' (c. 1343 – 1400) was an [[English poet]] of the [[Middle Ages]]. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an [[author]], [[philosopher]], [[alchemist]] and [[astronomer]], Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a [[Bureaucracy|bureaucrat]], [[Noble court|courtier]] and [[diplomat]].
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 +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]]''.
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 +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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"A voice from the slums of Paris, fifty or sixty years after Chaucer, the voice of poor Villon out of his life of riot and crime, has at its happy moments (as, for instance, in the last stanza of La Belle Heaulmière) more of this important poetic virtue of seriousness than all the productions of Chaucer. But its apparition in Villon, and in men like Villon, is fitful ; the greatness of the great poets, the power of their criticism of life, is that their virtue is sustained."--Essays in Criticism (1865, 1888) by Matthew Arnold

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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 1400) was an English poet of the Middle Ages. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer, 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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