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ID: #15595
Question
Who is called the 'father of English literature'?
Options
1
John Keats
Correct Answer
2
Geoffrey Chaucer
Correct Answer
3
Daniel Defoe
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4
John Milton
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Explanation
Geoffrey Chaucer is called the ‘Father of English Literature’ because he was the first to write major literary works (like ‘The Canterbury Tales’) in the English vernacular rather than in Latin or French.