Part C · Essay Questions — The Age of Chaucer

Why is Chaucer called the father of English poetry? / Discuss Chaucer's contribution to English literature.

Discuss the three stages of Chaucer's poetic development / career.

Discuss Chaucer as a representative poet of his age. / How did Chaucer represent his age?

What picture of the 14th-century life and society do you find in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?