Geoffrey Chaucer s Influence On The 19th Century

Geoffrey Chaucer was one of the most acclaimed writers of the 14th century. It was not exactly certain when Geoffrey Chaucer was, born but it was known to be around 1340 to 1344. He was the son of John Chaucer and Agnes Copton. John Chaucer was a very successful London wine merchant, but soon died in 1366. His wife Agnes got remarried to another Chaucer, said to be a cousin of her late husband John. â€Å"Just where the boy got his schooling is not known; he may have been at either Oxford or Cambridge, or neither.† (Kunitz Haycraft 98). Not much was known about his early life, but through his various pieces of work we can conclude that he was able fluently read French, Latin, and Italian. â€Å"Although there was proof that Chaucer could read and write before he went to school† (historylearningsite.co.uk). He was taught by one of his father s clerks who enlarged his income by teaching as one of his side jobs. His family home was known to be in the area of St. Martin, o n Thames Street. John Chaucer was raised up in a well-to-do family environment, the family not being too rich or too poor. Most of the work positions that John had were all made possible through the various connections his father had. Chaucer was taken prisoner in 1359 after joining the English army’s invasion of France which was all taken place during the Hundred Years War, his ransom was paid on the first day of March in 1360 by King Edward. â€Å"In 1366 many assumed that Chaucer was an administrator for PrinceShow MoreRelatedDiscuss with examples how the English Language has changed over time.2353 Words   |  10 Pageslearned English, introduced from the French, words pertaining to the government, the church, the army, and the manner of the court, in addition to others relating to the arts, scholarship, and medicine. The most famous example of Middle English is Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Unlike Old English, modern English-speaking people can read Middle Englis h, although with some amount of difficulty. A line from Canterbury Tales reads, And shortly, whan the sonne was to reste, so hadde I spoken withRead Moreâ€Å"the Spirit of Renaissance and Elizabethan Era†5448 Words   |  22 PagesThe English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the early 16th century to the early 17th century. It is associated with the pan-European Renaissance that many cultural historians believe originated in Tuscany in the 14th century. This era in English cultural history is sometimes referred to as the age of Shakespeare or the Elizabethan era, the first period in English and British history to be named after a reigning monarch. Renaissance literally meansRead MoreEssay about Summary of History of Graphic Design by Meggs14945 Words   |  60 Pagesare logograms meaning that each character represents an entire word (like $ = dollar). - Paper, a Chinese invention, is attributed with the high government official Ts’ai Lun. - Ts’ai Lun’s method of making paper was unchanged until nineteenth century England. - After the invention of paper, the Chinese also began to use it for wrapping presents, wallpaper, napkins and toilet paper. - Printing was invented by the Chinese. - The first method of printing was block printing, using stamps. - RubbingsRead MorePre-Spanish Period8197 Words   |  33 Pagescompile these folk narratives by such collectors as Fr. Jose Ma. Pavon (Las antiguas leyendas de la isla de Negros) during the Spanish period Fay-Cooper Cole (Traditions of the Tinguian, 1915), Mable Cook Cole (Philippine Folk Tales, 1916), and Dean S. Fansler (Filipino Popular Tales, 1921) during the early part of the American regime, and some Filipino and American antropologists and folklorists in more recent times, many of the theme still remain in the memory of the folk, uncollected and unwrittenRead MoreA Picatrix Miscellany52019 Words   |  209 Pagesmagic. The attribution to the Andalusian mathematician al-Majriti (or al-Madjriti) (d. ca. 1004-7) is considered pseudo-epigraphic. The Latin translation dates to 1256 and the court of Alphonso the Wise, king of Castille, and exerted a considerable influence on Western magic thereafter. It is said that much of Ficino’s astrological magic derives from the Pica trix (see I.P.Couliano, Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, University of Chicago Press, 1987, p. 118). The Picatrix is mentioned by Johannes Trithemius