Who called Chaucer the father of English literature?
Correct answer: B. John Dryden
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- B. John Dryden
- C. Dr johson
- D. T S Eliot
Explanation
John Dryden praised Chaucer as the father of English poetry, a title often broadened in examination questions to “father of English literature.” Dryden’s important criticism of Chaucer appears in the preface to Fables, Ancient and Modern.
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