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Geoffrey Chaucer Themes and Style - Coggle Diagram
Geoffrey Chaucer
Themes and Style
Periods
Italian
The House of Fame was inspired by Dante's Divina Commedia
Troilus and Criseyde was inspired by Boccaccio's Filostrato
English
From 1387 he worked exclusively on The Canterbury Tales
French
His poem "The Book of the Duchess" was strongly influenced by french country poetry
Styles
Psychological insight
Carachters
Lifelike with dramatic intensity
Dialogues
Vivid and realistic
Tone
Witty and humane
Genres
Interest in the complexities of human nature
Writing style
He became a metrical innovator
Rhyme royal
Heroic couplet