Part III Geoffrey Chaucer.pptVIP

Charaters: Clerk, Priest牧师, Shipman, Miller磨坊主, Ploughman庄稼汉, Franklin地主/自由民 a feeling of sympathy Widow寡妇, Reeve地方行政长官, Merchant, artisans工匠, poet himself In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer created a strikingly显著地;突出地 brilliant and picturesque美丽如画的/(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 panorama [,p?n?`rɑ:m?]全貌;概述 of his time and his country, and it’s a comprehensive picture of the social reality of the poet’s day. P45 trenchant [?trent??nt] 犀利的，尖锐的 irony [?ai?r?ni] 反语；?讽刺 devoid [d??v??d] 缺乏， 没有 prejudice [?pred?udis] 偏见 stratum [?stre?t?m ] 社会阶层 permeate [?p?:mieit]? 遍布；?渗入；?渗透 Buoyant [?b???nt ] 活泼的，开朗的 Forerunner [?f?:?r?n?] 先驱；?先驱者 Adroitness [??dr??tnis] 机敏的；聪明的 It contains rather keen强烈的，浓厚的social criticism and explores the moral道德(的)degradation降低,恶化,堕落 of the members of religious profession and consuming passion for money in the feudal – bourgeois [`bu??wɑ:]追求物质享受的(人),资产阶级分子 society of Chaucer’s day. IV. Popular Ballads[?b?l?d]民谣: 1. Definition: Ballads are anonymous narrative songs that have been preserved by oral transmission传染,传播 . Features: 1). a story told in song; 2). usually in 4-line stanzas[`st?nz?] (诗)节，段 with the 2nd and the 4th lines rhymed. Popular ballads are songs and ballads which were widespread among the populace [`p?pj?l?s]民众,老百姓 of England and Scotland and created and preserved by the people. 2. Types: Historical Legendary Fantastical Ballads Lyrical Humorous 3 the first person to take a literary interest in ballad P51-52 Bishop Thomas Percy 托马斯·帕西主教 most important ballad P52 para 3 Robin Hood’s罗宾汉 feat功绩;壮举 First mention of Robin Hood? Longland 兰格伦 The vision of piers, the Plowman 农夫皮尔斯 What kind of man is he? P52 pa4 P53 what kind of man is he? P52 para4 P53 Outlaw亡命之徒, a robber, invincible [?n`v?ns?b?l] 不可战胜的 Strong, brave, clever, tender-hearted, affectionate [?`fek??n?t] 深情的 Hatred [`heitrid] 仇恨for the cruel oppressors压迫者 Robin Hood Balla