英国文学史及选读Part III Geoffrey Chaucer.pptVIP

Part III Geoffrey Chaucer;I. Geoffrey Chaucer;Geoffrey Chaucer;1.Three periods of Chaucers literary activity → Early Works;Three periods of Chaucers literary activity → Italian Period;Three periods of Chaucers literary activity → Italian Period;Three periods of Chaucers literary activity → Italian Period;＊ rhyme royal(皇家韵诗;君王诗体);＊ rhyme royal(皇家韵诗;君王诗体);＊ rhyme royal --- example;＊ rhyme royal --- example;The most common meter in English verse. It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented (重读) on every second beat. It is a poetry pattern in which each line has 10 syllables, beginning with an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable, followed by another pair of unstressed and stressed syllables, and so on–until there are five pairs of syllables (or ten syllables in all) .?? ;＊ iambic pentameter-an example ;Three periods of Chaucers literary activity → The Canterbury Tales;2. Major works;3. Chaucers Influence;Chaucers Influence;II. The Canterbury Tales;;The Canterbury Tales→ variety of medieval genres superb characterization ;The Canterbury Tales→ Subject matter;The Canterbury Tales → frame narrative ;The Canterbury Tales → frame narrative;The Canterbury Tales → frame narrative;Canterbury Cathedral;;;;Thomas Becket;Thomas Becket;Thomas Becket Candle;The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (1);The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (2);The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (3);The Decameron (1);The Decameron (2);The Decameron (3);III. The General Prologue→ first of its kind ;The General Prologue→ realistic portrayal of pilgrims;The General Prologue→ social order;The General Prologue → Estates Satire;The General Prologue→ basis for Chaucer’s mirror of society;The General Prologue→ written in the heroic couplet (英雄双韵体;英雄双行体);The General Prologue→ written in the heroic couplet;IV. Popular Ballads → a form of verse, often a narrative set to music;Popular Ballads → Traditional poetic form of ballads;Popular Ballads → the best-known user ;Popular