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Geoffrey Chaucer’s Major Works By: Emily Choi, Danielle Hermino, Vishaal Kanitkar and Aayush Verma

Parliament of Fowls Background Composed in the late 1370’s or early 1380’s Considered one of his most successful works Written to honor the engagement of Richard II of England and Anne of Bohemia

Parliament of Fowls Summary “Parliament of Fowls” is a poem about two lovers on St. Valentine’s day Style It is a “dream vision” poem The story is actually the content of the narrator’s dream

Troilus and Criseyde Background Date of composition is unknown Believed to be written in the 1380s (but before 1388) Chaucer’s longest single poem Divided into 5 “books” Survives in 16 manuscripts and different fragments

Troilus and Criseyde Summary About “the love affair of a Trojan prince, Troilus, and a young widow, Criseyde, during the Trojan War” Style Iambic pentameter in rhyme royal

The Legend of Good Women Background Subtitled The Saints’ Legend of Cupid Last of his “dream vision” poems Prologue exists in two distinct forms Poem is easily comprehended even without having previous knowledge

The Legend of Good Women Summary Story of ten “good women” Written by the narrator after being summoned by the God of Love Style Couplets of iambic pentameter

The Canterbury Tales Background An ensemble of about 20 stories Written in the late 1300’s (most likely between 1380 and 1400) “The Canterbury Tales” is Chaucer’s longest work, at over 17,000 lines Widely regarded as Chaucer’s most famous work

A Treatise on the Astrolabe Background Written circa 1391 Explains the construction and use of the astrolabe (astronomer’s tool) His only scientific text Dedicated to his young son Lewis Therefore, written in very plain English Only two of five parts have survived in manuscripts

A Treatise on the Astrolabe Summary Part I: description of the instrument and its parts Part II: teaches Lewis how to use the instrument Part III: tables of information from the work of old astrologers Part IV/V: astronomical and astrological theory

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