Geoffrey Chaucer

The Profile

Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) was a 14th-century English poet and author of The Canterbury Tales, a foundational work of Middle English literature.

Wrote in Middle English; best known for The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde; regarded as a major figure in medieval English literature.

Darius's review praises The Canterbury Tales as a comprehensive sociological portrait of the English Middle Ages. The review contrasts Chaucer's worldly focus with Dante's spiritual ascent and highlights Chaucer's critique of clerical corruption. Characters and their tales are read as social types revealing medieval tensions and humanistic currents.