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Chaucerian
Chau·cer C0261200 (chô′sər), Geoffrey 1340?-1400. English poet whose writing presents a richly varied picture of life and values in late-medieval England. His works include The Book of the Duchess (c. 1370), Troilus and Criseyde (c.1385), and his masterpiece, the unfinished Canterbury Tales (c. 1385-c. 1400). Chau·cer′i·an (chô-sîr′ē-ən) adj. & n.Chaucerian (tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucern1. (Literary & Literary Critical Movements) an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a. an admirer of Chaucer's worksb. a specialist in the study or teaching of ChaucerEncyclopediaSeeGeoffrey Chaucer |