Description: In Chaucers classic work, thirty travelers on a pilgrimage share stories to pass the time, revealing a variety of different outlooks on life and a multifaceted portrait of life in the late fourteenth century.
Brief description:
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400), English poet, was the son of a London vintner. He was married and held a number of positions at court and in the king's service, including diplomat, controller of customs in the port of London, and deputy forester in the King's Forest in Somerset. He was buried in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey where a monument was erected to him in 1555.
Review Quotes:
"Chaucer's blend of humour, realism, philosophical depth, poetic virtuosity, and masterful control of dialogue and character was never matched...As a storyteller, he is supreme."
-- "Cambridge Guide to Literature in English"