Geoffrey Chaucer's major work is which of the following?

Geoffrey Chaucer's major work is which of the following?

• A. The Divine Comedy
• B. The Canterbury Tales
• C. Le Morte d'Arthur
• D. Gargantua and Pantagruel

Answer: (B)

Geoffrey Chaucer’s major work is The Canterbury Tales. This collection is built around a frame: a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury exchange stories to pass the time, and each tale reveals different social types, voices, and perspectives from medieval England. That structure lets Chaucer explore a wide range of characters—from the noble to the everyday—while experimenting with language, humor, and moral insight, which helped elevate English to a serious literary language and laid the groundwork for much of later English storytelling. Although Chaucer began and varied the tales, the work’s breadth, innovation, and lasting influence make it his defining achievement. The other works listed come from different authors: one is a famous Italian epic about the afterlife, another is a compilation of Arthurian legends, and the last is a French satirical work.

Geoffrey Chaucer’s major work is The Canterbury Tales. This collection is built around a frame: a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury exchange stories to pass the time, and each tale reveals different social types, voices, and perspectives from medieval England. That structure lets Chaucer explore a wide range of characters—from the noble to the everyday—while experimenting with language, humor, and moral insight, which helped elevate English to a serious literary language and laid the groundwork for much of later English storytelling. Although Chaucer began and varied the tales, the work’s breadth, innovation, and lasting influence make it his defining achievement.

The other works listed come from different authors: one is a famous Italian epic about the afterlife, another is a compilation of Arthurian legends, and the last is a French satirical work.