Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer

Chaucer was a well know writer among his time, 1340-1410. He was admired by many fellow poets of his time, the critics, & the public. His charm and sympathetic understanding of human diversity was one of the many things he was noted for. Chaucer’s poetry often rejected the use  of conventions, rhetoric, types, symbols, and authorities. He did, however, experiment with verse forms from sonnet, blank verse, and heroic couplet. When reading his work one would be amazed at the variety of sources his writing reflected.

His poems also presented a wide variety of outlooks on unusual topics. Like the Gothic cathedrals, his poems were often left unfinished.