Who was Chaucer ? Evalute the qualities of Chaucer.

was
born around 1345 and died around 1400. He is a famous English poet whose best-known work is
. He is admired for his humor and for his understanding of human nature.
The Canterbury Tales consists of many stories, mostly in rhyming couplets,
and the book presents a fascinating picture of people and life in England during the Middle
Ages. The original language is somewhat hard to understand, but it is worth the effort because
it is such a important and entertaining work. Chaucer established the southern Englishas the
literary language of England. A course in Chaucer is required for English majors in many
colleges and universities.