which father of english literature first wrote of romantic love on valentine day
To this day, the Umbrian city of Terni celebrates the Feast of St. Valentine outside the Basilica di San Valentino. Ja teb'a l'ubl'u. (Russian) Kocham CiÄ. (Polish) Bi chamd khairtai. (Mongolian) As for the inclusion of romantic love in Valentineâs Day, we can thank 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer, a man regarded as the Father of English literature and the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His âParlement of Foulesâ, a romantic poem, is the first reference of Valentineâs Day as a special day for lovers. This came almost 10 centuries after the lives and exploits of both our aforementioned Valentines. Aloha Au Ia Ê»Oe. (Hawaiian)