英国文学史及选读课件-3-Geoffrey-Chaucer.pptVIP

Part 3  Geoffrey Chaucer （1340-1400） Today’s targets I. Geoffrey Chaucer II. The Canterbury Tales III. Close reading of “General Prologue序曲 ” IV. Popular Ballads歌谣 I. Geoffrey Chaucer — “the father of English poetry” born in a rich wine-merchant酒商 ’s family with a high social position studied at Oxford and Cambridge in 1357 served as a count page in 1357 in English army fighting in France in 1367 entered the service of King Edward III and became an ambassador大使，使节 , and his visiting of European countries, esp. Italy brought him with the new tendency趋向，趋势 of the Renaissance in Italian literature. in 1386, he was elected as member of Parliament but then dismissed开除 because of his enemies’ Intrigues阴谋, 诡计 . in 1389 he was appointed clerk文员文书 of the King’s works and the new king Henry IV granted授予，同意，准予 him a pension退休金;养老金;抚恤金 . died on the 25th of Oct. 1400 and was the first to be buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey斯敏斯特(西敏寺)大教堂 . 2. Chaucer’s representative works: 1360s-1372: Romance of the Roses a translation of the work of French writer 1372- 1386: The House of Fame --《名誉堂》 Troylus and Criseyde --《特罗伊勒斯和克莱西德》 The Legend of Good women -- 《良妇传说》 The Parliament of Fowls-- 《百鸟堂》 1386 -- 1400: The Canterbury Tales (《坎特伯雷故事集》) 3. Chaucer’s achievements: a. Chaucer chose the metrical form (格律形式) which laid the foundation of the English verse. b. Chaucer greatly contributed to the founding of the English literary language. He was a great master of the English language and in his hand the London dialect of his day was crystallized使成形;使具体化 into an effective weapon for satire and humor and for poetry. Introduction 4. It contains rather keen social criticism and explores the moral degradation降低,恶化,堕落 of the members of religious profession职业 and consuming passion for money in the feudal – bourgeois追求物质享受的(人)；中产阶级分子 society of Chaucer’s day. 5. The heroic couplet (英雄双行体)