Father's list in literature | Famous writers | Literature
FATHER'S LIST IN LITERATURE 1. Father of English Poetry Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Called by: John Dryden 2. Father of English Language Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) 3. Father of English Literature Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) 4. Father of English Comedy Ben Jonson (1572-1637) 5. Father of English Novel Henry Fielding (1707-1754) Called by: Sir Walter Scott 6. Father of English Essays Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 7. Father of Essays Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) 8. Father of American Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) 9. Father of American Literature Mark Twain (1835-1910) Called by: William Faulkner 10. Father of Historical Novel Walter Scott (1771-1832) 11. Father of Revenge Tragedy Thomas Kyd (1558-1594) 12. ...