Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer was a poet, a writer and of course a diplomat. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in the early hours of the 1340s to John Chaucer, a winemaker and assistant to the king's butler. As a child he was a foil to the Countess of Ulster. (Lombardi) Chaucer was most famous for writing his unfinished Canterbury Tales. (Geoffrey Chaucer) He was born in London, the only problem is that the exact date and place are unknown. From his writings, Chaucer emerges as a poet of love, both worldly and heavenly. No information exists about his early education, although undoubtedly he would have been as good at French as the Middle English of his day. (Bio.True Story) Chaucer appears in the book of records in 1357, he worked for the queen. In the Middle Ages, it was customary for boys to work for a royal family in order to gain popularity and fame. (GradeSaver) Chaucer's very first poem was "The Book of the Duchess". A poem of over 1,300 lines, the poem was originally a funeral song for the Duchess of Lancaster. (GradeSaver) This poem was published in 1370. To write the Duchess's Book Chaucer used a new style of writing, a "dream vision". This new genre was a 13th-century type of love poem, which Chaucer translated into English. (GradeSaver) Over the next twelve or fifteen years there was no doubt that Chaucer was constantly busy writing new stories, although for the first part of his stories he had no job and no income. was available. Rich favors were granted to him by the new king. (Jokinen) He received twenty-two dollars as a reward for his later missions during the reign of Edward III, and received an annual bonus of ten marks in addition to his salary of ten dollars as controller of the wool customs. (Jokinen)In the 16th century,...... middle of paper ......a diplomat. Known for his incredible Canterbury Tales, Chaucer set the bar for writers in difficult times, and even today.Works CitedBio.True Story. 2010. February 25, 2010. Geoffrey Chaucer. 2009. February 25, 2010. GradeSaver. 2010. February 25, 2010. Info please. 2007. February 25, 2010. Jokinen, Anniina. Antology of English Literature. September 5, 2009. February 25, 2010. Lombardi, Esther. Geoffrey Chaucer. 2010. March 22, 2010. Read Print. 2010. February 25 2010 .