Chaucer as Representative of 14 th Century Or Chaucer’s Contribution to English Literature Let us discuss Chaucer as representative of 14 th century society. Chaucer has contributed a lot to the English literature by writing this grand masterpiece which is a hallmark on the face of English literature even in the modern age. He has described the facts about the 14 th century society in such a way that a true picture of his society emerges before the reader’ eyes. The greatest quality of Chaucer’s ‘Prologue to the Canterbury Tales’ is that he has not presented any representative of the extreme level classes, i.e., the aristocratic and the ragamuffins, in order to uproot the class distinction. Besides this, his deliberately contrived disorder manner in the description of his characters also gives a realistic touch to his poetry. Let us discuss his characters one by one. Add this piece of cake into the Assignment - Common for All and relish.
June 09, 2024
Chaucer as a Representative of his Age - Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer as Representative of 14 th Century Or Chaucer’s Contribution to English Literature Let us discuss Chaucer as representative of 14 th century society. Chaucer has contributed a lot to the English literature by writing this grand masterpiece which is a hallmark on the face of English literature even in the modern age. He has described the facts about the 14 th century society in such a way that a true picture of his society emerges before the reader’ eyes. The greatest quality of Chaucer’s ‘Prologue to the Canterbury Tales’ is that he has not presented any representative of the extreme level classes, i.e., the aristocratic and the ragamuffins, in order to uproot the class distinction. Besides this, his deliberately contrived disorder manner in the description of his characters also gives a realistic touch to his poetry. Let us discuss his characters one by one. Add this piece of cake into the Assignment - Common for All and relish.
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