Chaucer's Yeomen

Geoffrey Chaucer is a poet who lived in the 1340’s, during which he wrote one of his most famous works, The Canterbury Tales. In particular, he had written about two Yeomen. His birth is unknown, but his life was well known because he lived and experienced a lot during fourteenth century England such as being a member of Parliament, a soldier, and a servant to the king (a yeoman). He learns of different types of people or professions within that society and hierarchy, such as the clergy, the nobles, laborers, etc. These experiences that he lived through, give him an opinionated view of any of these particular groups or professions, aiding him in writing the tales. There are not much physical or written items that shine a light as to what England was like during the fourteenth century. Chaucer’s work helped make a better understanding of what it was like during that time, especially through the contents of the Canterbury Tales. Although only twenty-four of the projected one-hundred and twenty four tales were completed, these finished tales are known to provide one of the best contemporary pictures of fourteenth century England. In these tales Chaucer was able to write about twenty-

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Approximate Word count = 1593
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)