Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales line by line summary
Unit 1: Modern Literature (1400-1600) 1. Geoffrey Chaucer: Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400) · He was born between 1340-1345 probably in London . His father was a prosperous wine merchant . · In 1357 he was a page in the household of Elizabeth de Burgh, Countess of Ulster (wife of Prince Lionel). · He was captured by the French during the Brittany Expedition of 1359 but was ransomed by the King Edward III. · Edward III later sent him to France on a diplomatic mission . He also travelled to Genoa and Florence. · Around 1366, Chaucer married Philippa Roet, a lady in waiting in the Queen’s household . · Phillippa’s sister, Katherine Swynford later became the third wife of John of Gaunt (King’s...