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Geoffrey Chaucer
1342–1400
Best known for The Canterbury Tales, this great medieval writer helped make English a major literary language. His poems mix wit, sharp observation, and a lively sense of human character that still feels fresh centuries later.
12 Audiobooks
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise on the Astrolabe; The Sources of the Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Dryden's Palamon and Arcite
by John Dryden, Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer's Works, Volume 4 — The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Troilus and Criseyde
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Dalle Novelle di Canterbury
by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 — Notes to the Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Boethius and Troilus
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cjantaclàr e Partelote
by Geoffrey Chaucer
About the author
Born in London around 1343, Geoffrey Chaucer worked not only as a poet but also as a courtier, diplomat, and civil servant. That mix of public life and literary talent gave him an unusually wide view of medieval society, from royal circles to ordinary travelers, merchants, and clergy.
He is most famous for The Canterbury Tales, a richly varied collection of stories told by pilgrims on the road to Canterbury. Chaucer wrote in English at a time when French and Latin still carried great prestige, and his work played a major part in establishing English as a language of serious literature.
Chaucer died on October 25, 1400, and he was buried in Westminster Abbey, in what later became known as Poets’ Corner. He is often called the father of English literature, and his writing remains admired for its humor, humanity, and vivid storytelling.