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Geoffrey Chaucer

1343-1400 GB, London
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Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; 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 be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.Chaucer was 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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Chapter 1.1 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Prologue on The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer by Peggy Ashcroft
Chapter 1.2 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chapter 1.3 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Tale on The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer by Peggy Ashcroft
Chapter 1.4 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chapter 1.5 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chapter 1.7 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chapter 1.6 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chapter 1.12 - Canterbury Tales on Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer, J. B. Bessinger, Jr.2006Album
The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer1995Album
The Wife Of Bath's TaleGeoffrey Chaucer1978Album
The Pardoner's TaleGeoffrey Chaucer Read In Middle English By Frank Duncan1976Album
The Knight's TaleGeoffrey Chaucer1976Album
Troilus And CriseydeGeoffrey Chaucer1971Album
The Sounds Of Chaucer's EnglishGeoffrey Chaucer - Daniel Knapp, Niel K. Snortum1967Album
The Nun's Priest's Tale Read in Middle EnglishGeoffrey Chaucer1966Album
The Canterbury Tales The Prologue read in Middle EnglishGeoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill, Norman Davis, John Burrow1964Album
Prologue To The Canterbury Tales Read In Middle EnglishGeoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill, Norman Davis, John Burrow1964Album
Readings from "Canterbury Tales"Geoffrey Chaucer1962Album
The Canterbury Tales: General PrologueGeoffrey Chaucer, J. B. Bessinger, Jr.1961Album
The Wife Of BathGeoffrey Chaucer, Peggy Ashcroft1960Album
The Poetry Of Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer Read In Middle English By J. B. Bessinger, Jr.1958Album
The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer1956Album
The Canterbury Tales Of Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey ChaucerAlbum
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