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

Options

A

William Langland

B

Geoffrey Chaucer

C

Thomas Moore

D

Philip Sidney

Correct Answer :

Geoffrey Chaucer

Solution :

The correct option is Geoffrey Chaucer.

The House of Fame is a Middle English poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer, likely composed between 1374 and 1385. The poem is written in octosyllabic couplets and is structured as a dream vision, a popular literary genre during the medieval period.
Across its three books, the poem explores themes of fame, rumor, and the reliability of spoken and written language, heavily drawing inspiration from classical works such as Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Dante's Divine Comedy.

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