Background Information(2 About Geoffrey Chaucer(1340-1400) English poet, one of the most important figures in English literature. His masterpiece, in which he achieved his fullest artistic power, is The Canterbury Tales. This unfinished poem, about 17.000 lines is one of the most brilliant works in all literature. The poem introduces a group pf pilgrims journeying from London to Canterbury To help pass the time they decide to tell stories Together, the stories represent a wide cross section of 14th-century English lifeBackground Information(2) About Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) ▪ English poet, one of the most important figures in English literature. His masterpiece, in which he achieved his fullest artistic power, is The Canterbury Tales. This unfinished poem, about 17, 000 lines , is one of the most brilliant works in all literature. The poem introduces a group pf pilgrims journeying from London to Canterbury. To help pass the time they decide to tell stories. Together, the stories represent a wide cross section of 14th-century English life