Why is Chaucer known as the father of English literature?

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Geoffrey Chaucer is called the father of English literature because he was the first to write what became generally well-known and recognized poems and stories in the language of the common people of his time - medieval English. read more

According to John Dryden, Chaucer is the father of English poetry. Dryden venerates (honours) Chaucer as highly as the Greeks venerated Homer and Romans venerated Virgil. Dryden says that Chaucer is the perpetual foundation of good sense. read more

Because before Chaucer or even during his lifetime Latin and French were prominent language of England. All official works, church's proceeding and aristocratic society employed either latin or french for communication. read more