To whom did Chaucer dedicate his masterpiece 'Troilus and Criseyde'?
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Correct answer: John Gower and Ralph Strode
At the end of Troilus and Criseyde, Chaucer dedicates the poem to 'moral Gower' (John Gower) and 'philosophical Strode' (Ralph Strode), indicating he viewed the work as a serious literary and philosophical undertaking.
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