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The Canterbury Tales South Kitsap School District坎特伯雷故事集南Kitsap学区

The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer’s background Born into middle class family in 1340s Most famous writer of medieval times, “father of English literature” Had legal training, read a great deal, well trained in courtly manners Traveled to France for 100 Years’ War, captured, king helped pay some of his ransom – clearly influenced by French poets Traveled to Italy in 1370s – clearly influenced by Italian poets Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio Died around 1400, first to be buried in “Poet’s Corner” in Westminster Abby Canterbury Tales Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales features a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury, featuring a wide cast of characters who are all meant to tell stories on the way to, and the way home from Canterbury Father of English poetry – wrote in the “vernacular” (everyday language spoken in London) Reflected a positive outlook on life, optimism, faith, and joy all stood out in Chaucer’s work, during a rather dark time in Europe’s history Departure from alliteration of old English – now using iambic pentameter for meter ( u ? ) – two syllables - unstressed, stressed --- this is one iamb, or one iambic foot Poetry or music with five iambic feet in a line is iambic pentameter Chaucer also used rhyming couplets – end rhyme in every pair of lines See example pg. 99 Canterbury Tales Snap-shot of Middle Ages society However, as a work filled with satire, it shouldn’t be taken as a completely accurate view of Middle Ages society Variety of characters, coming from all classes and all walks of life – “everyman” representation The five main categories/groups: the church lesser nobility laborers greedy professionals dishonest business people Pg. 103 elements of characterization (direct and indirect) Canterbury Tales Set in Spring – new life, awakening (the Easter season in Catholic Church) Pilgrimages: trips to famous churches and holy sites throughout Europe these sites held pieces of saints’ and martyrs’ body or hair, remnants of their clothing/pos