The-Age-of-Chaucer英国文学史-乔叟时代.pptVIP

The Age of  (1350-1400) Historical background The Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) was the first national war waged by England. The Middle AgesBackground Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) Dominant literary figure in the 14th century “Father of English Literature” Life experiences --child of wealthy wine merchant in a royal household --spoke French, Latin, Italian --Soldier diplomat --member of Parliament Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales lived and wrote around 1385 A.D. planned many more tales, but did not complete the proposed 120 tales before his death w