# Chaucer — A Voice from the South character guide

> Chaucer in A Voice from the South by Anna Julia Cooper.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-one-phase-of-american-literature

## Who they are

Medieval poet referenced in literary history.

## In the story

### [One Phase of American Literature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/chapters/one-phase-of-american-literature)

Cited as an example of an artist who elevated the Saxon language and elements, paralleling the need for a Black artist to do the same for Negro folklore.

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