Geoffery Chaucer is known as the "Father of English Literature", but, before Chaucer, there was very little skilled or accomplished English Literature so he had to use Italian and French sources as guides for his poetry. This reminded me of my trip to Italy where I relied on my Italian phrasebook and dictionary to understand the new language, much like Chaucer had to rely on Italian sources as guides for his new English poetry.
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