Chaucer

American  

[chaw-ser] / ˈtʃɔ sər /

noun

1. Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.

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Chaucer British  

/ ˈtʃɔːsə /

noun

1. Geoffrey. ?1340–1400, English poet, noted for his narrative skill, humour, and insight, particularly in his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales. He was influenced by the continental tradition of rhyming verse. His other works include Troilus and Criseyde, The Legende of Good Women, and The Parlement of Foules

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Chaucer

Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton are examples of authors who hewed closely to writers who had come before them.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Given its literary sources, which include Sun Tzu, James Joyce and Geoffrey Chaucer, “Together Through Life” would seem to be waving its hand at the back begging to be noticed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Freya Hodge, a second year English literature and history student, said: "In Canterbury, you've got an abundance of literary legends, like Chaucer, Aphra Benn."

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

The British Library’s collection includes two of the four surviving copies of Magna Carta, the world’s largest surviving collection of Chaucer manuscripts and five copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Chaucer and Shakespeare did this all the time to accentuate the negative.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner