Geoffrey Chaucer Summary

    Geoffrey Chaucer was one of the rare poets who were admired greatly by his fellow poets, critics, and the public. His poetic talents and his understanding of human diversity was very popular. Sometimes the praise Chaucer received was misinformed. They,inaccurately, called him "the Father of English" and the prime shaper of the English language. When in fact, the English language had a long rich history before Chaucer was even born. His work was also seen as a renaissance ,of sorts, of how humanism works in the modern world. His work also develops from french influence, Italian tendencies, and English realism. His works are filled with variety that comes from many different cultures. Chaucer is a poet that takes the literature from many different cultures and their very different writing styles and brings them together to create his own very unique and diverse writing style.