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Who is the author of the poem “House of fame”?

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A

William Langland

B

Geoffrey Chaucer

C

Thomas Moore

D

Philip Sidney

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Option B

Geoffrey Chaucer

Solution :

The correct option is Geoffrey Chaucer.

The House of Fame is a prominent Middle English poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer, likely composed between 1379 and 1380. The poem is written in octosyllabic couplets and is structured in the form of a dream vision, which was a highly popular literary genre during the medieval period.

In the poem, the narrator (referred to as Geffrey) falls asleep and journeys through a dreamscape that includes a temple of glass dedicated to Venus, a flight guided by a golden eagle, and a visit to the castle of the Goddess Fame. Through this narrative, Chaucer contemplates the nature of rumor, fame, and the reliability of recorded history, drawing inspiration from classical authors like Virgil and Ovid, as well as Italian writers like Dante Alighieri.

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