英国文学史及选读 第二版 （第一册）Chapter 3 Geoffrey Chaucer.pptx

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正文Part1Chapter3GeoffreyChaucerLifeandWorksBriefCommentSelectionsNotesForStudyandDiscussion

Chapter3GeoffreyChaucerLifeandWorksGeoffreyChaucer:(c1343–1400)“thefatherofEnglishpoetry”oneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEnglandbornintoaprosperouswinemerchant’sfamilyinLondonstudiedatOxfordandCambridgeservedasapagetoElizabeth,CountessofUlstercameintocontactwiththecourtandnobility

Chapter3GeoffreyChaucerLifeandWorkshadagoodknowledgeofLatin,FrenchandItalianwasversedinFrenchandItalianliteraturewasburiedinthePoets’CorneratWestminster

ThreeperiodsofChaucer’sliterarycareer:translationfromFrench(e.g.TheRomanceoftheRose)adaptionfromItalian(e.g.TroilusandCriseyde,modellingonBoccaccio’sworks)creationinpureEnglishwithTheCanterburyTales(themasterpieceofhiswholeliterarycareer)Chapter3GeoffreyChaucerLifeandWorks

Chapter3GeoffreyChaucerBriefCommentChaucerwasamirrorofthetimes.HisworksreflectedvividlythechangesthathadtakenrootinEnglishcultureofthesecondhalfofthe14thcentury.AnditwasatthishistoricalmomentthatChaucer’spoetrytracedoutapathtotheliteratureoftheEnglishRenaissance.Chaucerwasatransitionalfigure.HewasstillsomehowboundedtothetraditionsoftheMiddleAgesandmanyofhispoemswerewritteninthemanneroftheFrenchpoetswhoenjoyedgreatpopularityamongthenobility.However,hisallegoriesandsymbolswerealreadytingedwithrealisticimages.

Chapter3GeoffreyChaucerBriefCommentChaucerwasthemostimportantpoetofEnglandofthatage.Hiscontributionsareasfollows:HebroughttheFrenchandItalianhumanisticthoughtstoEngland,whichservedasabridgebetweenEuropeanRenaissanceandEnglandthuspreparingthewayforRenaissanceinEngland.Hegreatlyenrichedtherhymesche