Father of English Literature: Geoffrey Chaucer

Author: Xiao Minghan
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Geoffrey Chaucer is the culmination of medieval English literature and the founder of the modern English literary tradition. This book takes Chaucer's life path as the longitude and the social, political, economic, cultural, and literary conditions of Chaucer's time as the latitude, using Chaucer's seven extant major poems as coordinates, to systematically explore the intrinsic connection between Chaucer's creative development, his life experiences, and the material and cultural realities of his contemporaries. It focuses on analyzing Chaucer's literary achievements and creative thought, with particular emphasis on exploring Chaucer's exploration and contributions to the creation of the English literary tradition.