The Renaissance

Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the writer leading up to start the Renaissance. This period is also known as “Elizabethan era”. It started at the end of 14th century and involved 15th and 16th century. Renaissance’s mean is rebirth in science and art. It was formed with the effect of Humanism. Thanks to Renaissance, the relationships between public and government was re-organized. The idea of living humanely was spread. Thus, writers exalted the human-being in their works. Respect for the human, freedom, developing in art were the characters of this period. Writers gave up using Latin, they started to use the national language, English.  In this period, important works are seen. William Shakespeare is the most famous writer and poet in Renaissance. He has important works such as Romeo and Juliette, Machbet, Hamlet, Julius Caesare. In addition; Montaigne, Cervantes, Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Edmund Spencer, John Milton are important writers and poets in Renaissance.

"Geoffrey Chaucer"

Goeffrey Chaucer is the first writer and poet who was writing about real characters and criticizing the social order. He lived in Middle Ages in 1340-1400.

Chaucer made crucial contributions to English Literature. After Anglo-Saxon period, he developed the English which was spoken just by the villagers by adding some French words. Thus, he achieved a language resembling today’s English language. He made English lived. On account of family’s wealthy and being close to palace, he went to abroad frequently. As a result, the effects of France’s and Italian’s literature can be seen in his works. Also, he gave place to ordinary people rather than famous people or heros in his works.

The most important work is “The Canterbury Tales”. While the Pilgrims were journeying, everybody told stories. Chaucer planned to write 124 stories but it wasn’t completed because of his dead. He just wrote 22 stories.
 

Briefly, Goeffrey is known “the father of English”. English appreciates him. Even, according to English, if you want to take visa to go to England, you can say “I want to search the Chaucer in there.” So you can take it easily. This shows how important he is for English.

 

 

Note: I’m so sorry for late.