William Chaucer s The Canterbury Tales - 942 Words

Page 1 Michael Rainone English III Mr. Dillon Period 03 The Character Description For the past few English classes, we have been reading The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer lived from 1342-1400, around the time of the Hundred Years’ War. He fought in this battle, was captured and then ransomed with money contributed by the English king, King Edward himself. After his military campaign, Chaucer became a court official. This required him to travel to countries such as France, Spain and Italy. In these places he learned about each of their cultures. Shortly thereafter he held multiple governmental posts. While he worked these positions, he was able to write multiple works. In this time, he wrote the Book of the Duchess, the Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Cressida, the Legend of Good Women and his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales. 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