The Canterbury Tales is an important work because
(A the use of the English vernacular was important in making his dialect the chief ancestor of the modern English
language.
(B) his poignant portrayal of the English lower class evoked a change in English society, allowing families to break
the hereditary cycle of poverty.
it was the first collection of short stories by a single author to be published.
it was the first work in French to be published in England and France, opening those countries up to England's
culture and language.