MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

The Medieval Literature is all those works written during the Medieval Age. This literature basically consisted of religious writings. The most important event of the Medieval Literature was ``the legend of King Arthur´´

The King Arthur He is a prominent figure in European literature where he appears represented as the ideal King According to some texts he was a British leader that directed the defense of Britain Its first references are in the Celtic literature The first story of his life is in the Britannia Regum history of Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey Chaucer He was a philosopher, English diplomat known mainly by being the author of The Canterbury Tales He was considered the biggest British poet and the firs poet in being buried in the Poets´Corner of the Westminster Abbey He was also famous for being an alchemist and astronomer.

Geoffrey Chaucer Some of his works were The book of Silly, House of Fame, Legend of Good Women and Troil and Crisey, but the most famous is The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer was born in London about the year His father and grandfather were vintagers in London In 1324 Geoffrey´s father, John, was abducted by an aunt that wanted to keep a property marrying him to her daughter John got married to Agnes Copton, who inherited properties that included 24 shops in London from his uncle

Geoffrey Chaucer In 1359 Edward III of England attacked France and Chaucer travelled with Elizabeth’s husband, Leonel of Antwerp, getting in the English army In 1360, Chaucer, was captured in the siege of Rheims,so Edward paid his rescue and later Chaucer was free

Geoffrey Chaucer Near 1366 Chaucer got married to Philippa Roet that was the lady in waiting of Queen Felipa de Henao Probably Chaucer studied law in the Inner Temple He became a member of the Royal Court of Edward III

Geoffrey Chaucer In 1378, Richard II sent Chaucer as an envoy to John Hawkwood who was the inspiration of The Knight of The Canterbury Tales Chaucer obtained the work as Customs auditor of London´s port in 1374 He started his better works at this time

Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer moved to Kent, being one of the commissioners of peace for Kent He also became member of parliament of Kent There is no further reference to the date of Philippa, wife of Chaucer, so she is thought to have died in 1387

Geoffrey Chaucer In 1389 Chaucer was appointed master builder of King During this work he didn´t write great works, but guided repairs of the Palace of Westminster, St. George's Chapel and continued with the construction of the wharf at the Tower of London

Geoffrey Chaucer On June 22nd, Chaucer began working as a curator in the royal forest North Petherton

Geoffrey Chaucer It is believed that he could have died of unknown causes on October 25th, 1400, but there is no solid evidence about it as it comes from an engraving on his tomb, built over a hundred years after his death