Why is Chaucer called the father of English poetry?

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-14001kloc-0/October 25th), the father of English literature, is recognized as the greatest English poet in the Middle Ages and the first poet to be buried in the tomb of a poet in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer was a famous poet, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer (he wrote about the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Louis Lewis). In addition, he actively devoted himself to the cause of serving the people and worked as an official, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, the most famous are The Duchess's Book, The Hall of Fame, The Length of a Proud Wife, troilus and The Pastor, among which the most famous is The Tales of Canterbury. In the Middle Ages, when French and Latin were the main literary languages, Chaucer played an important role in promoting the orthodoxy of English vernacular.

There were no printed books in Chaucer's era, and there was little contact between different parts of Britain, so the English spoken in different parts was very different. Furthermore, at that time, the court language was French and the academic language was Latin. Chaucer was the first court writer to write in English. Living in London, he naturally uses English from counties in central England, rather than dialects in northern or southern England. His works have made great contributions to the formation of modern English.

When Chaucer was young, he translated part of the immortal French love poem The Legend of the Rose into English. His first work was The Duchess's Book. Troy Lars and Clayside, based on Boccaccio's story, shows Chaucer's truly great poetic talent. His last, longest and most famous work is Canterbury Tales. Until Shakespeare's time, his works dominated English poetry.