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The History of Literature
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The Importance of Chaucer in the English Language
Chaucer is part of a movement, says author. He was influential in the late 14th and early 15th century. Chaucer's poems are then imitated by many 15th century poets. But we do also have to give credit to his contemporaries too, he adds.
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