10 Questions
Where was Geoffrey Chaucer buried?
Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey
What is Geoffrey Chaucer best known for?
The Canterbury Tales
What did Chaucer compose for his 10-year-old son Lewis?
A Treatise on the Astrolabe
In what literary language did Chaucer play a crucial role in legitimizing?
Middle English
What was Chaucer's career in the civil service?
Bureaucrat, courtier, diplomat, and member of parliament
Where is it believed that William Langland was born?
West Midlands of England
In what hills did the narrator in Piers Plowman receive his first vision?
Malvern Hills
When was Piers Plowman written?
c. 1377
What type of verse is Piers Plowman written in?
Middle English alliterative verse
What is the presumed author of Piers Plowman known as?
William Langland
Study Notes
Geoffrey Chaucer
- Buried in Westminster Abbey
- Best known for being the father of English literature
- Composed "A Treatise on the Astrolabe" for his 10-year-old son Lewis
- Played a crucial role in legitimizing the English language as a literary medium
William Langland
- Believed to have been born in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
- Presumed author of "Piers Plowman"
Piers Plowman
- Narrator received his first vision on the Malvern Hills
- Written in alliterative verse
- Estimated to have been written between 1360 and 1399
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