The Sense of Humor in Geoffrey Chaucer's Works

Abstract

Geoffrey Chaucer is widely regarded as the most influential literary figure in the development of contemporary English. Since he was able to elevate the linguistic melting pot of Anglo-Saxon, French, and Latin to the level of a literary vehicle independent of any other languages' impact, he has maintained a strong following around the world. As with most things, humor can be taken both literally and figuratively. Strictly speaking, it refers to an inoffensive form of laughter. In a larger context, it can refer to both dry and sarcastic humor (Satire). All these varieties of humor can be found in works by Chaucer. Also, that the works he brought up that presented the subject of satire in a literary form for the first time made this a transformation in literature, His major work, The Canterbury Tales, is a literary light on (Satire) from which emerges the black comedy and its concept presented in literature today. However, this study aims to identify the sense of humor in Geoffrey Chaucer's works, and study aims with understanding and analyzing Chaucer's intentions in literary work and his role in the birth of satire and black comedy through what came in his satirical objectivity.