Geoffrey_Chaucer_(杰弗里。乔叟)45.pptVIP

Part III Geoffrey Chaucer  （1340？-1400）杰弗里·乔叟 I. Chaucer’s Life II. Chaucer’s Literary Career III. The Canterbury Tales IV. Chaucer’s Contribution Some previous literary sources Boccaccio薄伽丘(Giovanni, 1313-1375, 文艺复兴时期意大利作家, Decameron《十日谈》的作者) Dante 但丁(意大利诗人,1265-1321) Ovid: Roman poet known for his explorations of love, especially the Art of Love (c. 1 b.c. ) and Metamorphoses (c. a.d. 8). 奥维德：公元前 43年- 公元 17年罗马诗人，以其对爱的研究，尤其是《爱的艺术》（公元前1年 )和《变形记》（公元 8年）而闻名。 The representative writer in the Medieval English literature Geoffrey Chaucer Fourteenth-century English poet and public servant. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote verse renowned for its humor, understanding of human character, and innovations in poetic vocabulary and meter. His masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400), tells the tale of English people on a pilgrimage to Saint Thomas à Becket’s shrine at Canterbury. The pilgrims emerge as complex characters through the stories they tell and through their interactions, which serve as transitions between the different tales. This excerpt from the Tales comes from “The General Prologue,” in which Chaucer introduces the characters and establishes the framework of the poem. I. Chaucer’s Life Chaucer’s active career as courtier(侍臣), soldier, diplomat, and civil servant provided him not only with knowledge but also experiences which accounted for the wide range of his writings. Chaucer’s life experience 1. He was born into a wine merchant family in London. 2. At 17, he became a page in a nobleman’s household. 3. At 19, he went to France with the English army and was imprisoned 4. He was married to a maid of honor to the queen at 26. 5. At 27 he entered the service of the king. 6. From 1372-1373 he went to Italy on diplomatic missions. 7. In 1374, he was made controller of customs in London. 8. He was even made MP（Member of Parliament 议员） for Kent in 1386. 9. He died in 1400 . 10. He was buried in Westminster Abbey—the Poet