Several of the “Canterbury Tales” are indeed stories of sex and ... 1340-1400), often labeled “the father of English poetry,” ought to be an open book: He is mentioned almost 500 times ...

The fact that Chaucer wrote in English (now referred to as Middle English), rather than French or Latin like many of his fellow writers, meant that ordinary folk could enjoy the Canterbury Tales ...

In 1395, English author and poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, known for writing The Canterbury Tales, The Knight’s Tale, and many other books and poems, and was dubbed by some, The Father of English Literature, ...