Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer

After reading about the life of Geoffrey Chaucer, I learned that he was praised, yet criticized for his poetic talent during his time. Because of this, he was depicted as "the father of English literature; However, English literature has been around before  Chaucer, making this information false. Some of Chaucer's achievements consists of some of his works and declared to be "the first" in literature. An example of this is Troilus and Criseyde. It was credited by G.L. Kittredge as "the first novel, in a modern sense, that was ever written in the world. I also learned that Chaucer's work, The Canterbury Tales, is a comedy. This is not because the humorous aspects of the story, rather than its overall tragic tone. Furthermore, this work is a comedy because its divine perspective is achieved throughout the narration. This work could be considered tragicomedy because of the blend of drama, tragedy, and comedy.