Eustache Deschamps

285 probably written sometime after 1380) praising Chaucer as a great philosopher translator ethicist and poet (Kendrick 1983 3–4). This work influenced Geoffrey Chaucer who used themes from the poem in his own work. Chaucer seems to be one of the few Englishmen Deschamps liked as he composed a ballade in his honour (no.

He also wrote a treatise on French verse entitled L'Art de dictier completed on 25 November 1392 (Kendrick 1983 7). This work influenced Geoffrey Chaucer who used themes from the poem in his own work.