CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION…………………..……………………...…………………….1 CHAPTER I……………………………………………………………………….3 I 1.The role of the English Literature in the Development of the world Literature..3 I 2.The Periods of the English Literature……………………………….…….……5 CHAPTER II……………………………………………………………………...7 II 1.The Literature of the 14th century………………………………………..……7 II 2. Geoffrey Chaucer is the founder of the English literature…………….……..12 II 3.“ The Canterbury Tales ” is masterpiece of Geoffrey Chaucer………………16 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………..……20 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………….…….23