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Geoffrey Chaucer (the founder of English poetry) Geoffrey Chaucer?was an English author, poet,?and philosopher. He is best remembered for his unfinished?frame narrative?The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of?English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the?vernacular?Middle English, rather than French?or?Latin.Chaucer literary Career1. The French period (1360s~1372)Under the influence of French poetryWorks:The Romaunt of the Rose《玫瑰的故事》2. Italian period (1372~1385)Under the influence of Italian RenaissanceWorks: The House of Fame《声誉之堂》Troylus and Criseyde《特罗勒斯与克丽西德》3. English period (1385~1400)Free from any foreign influenceWorks：The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集Representative ProjectsTroylus and Criseyde (c. 1383) is a poem re-tells in?Middle English?the tragic story of the lovers Troilus?and?Criseyde?set against a backdrop of war in the?Siege of Troy. It was composed using?rime royale?and probably completed during the mid 1380s. Influence: The poem had an important legacy for later writers. Many Chaucer scholars regard it as the poets finest work. As a finished long?it is certainly more self-contained than the better known but ultimately uncompleted?Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales?(1387-1400) is a collection of stories written in?Middle English?at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly in verse诗, although some are in prose散文) are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from?Southwarkto the shrine of?Saint Thomas Becket?at?Canterbury Cathedral.Influence: The Canterbury Tales is?Chaucer’s masterpiece代表作 and one of the monumental works重要作品 in English literature. He uses the tales and the descriptions of the characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection bears the influence of?The Decameron十日谈.Contribution He introdu