英国文学Lecture 2 (乔叟).pptVIP

According to Christianity, man’s first fall in the Garden of Eden caused death to man, which means that man’s body is exposed to sickness. In another way, original sin (breaking the covenant with God) caused man to deteriorate into a patient, waiting for God’s curing. This motif can be found in many western literary works. How to understand the statement of “to give his help to them when they were sick”? (p.3) The significance of The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is the father of English poetry, and started a great tradition for English literature: he initiated the realistic tradition in English