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Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. I. Geoffrey Chaucer: Background Information. 1343?-1400 Son of a vinter (wine merchant) Family name is derived from the French chausseur , meaning shoemaker “Father of English poetry” Occupations Comptroller of customs for London

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Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

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  1. Geoffrey Chaucer andThe Canterbury Tales

  2. I. Geoffrey Chaucer:Background Information • 1343?-1400 • Son of a vinter (wine merchant) • Family name is derived from the French chausseur, meaningshoemaker • “Father of English poetry” • Occupations • Comptroller of customs for London • Member of Parliament • Writer/scholar

  3. II. The Canterbury Tales • Basic Plot: a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey to Canterbury Cathedral • Written in Middle English • Unfinished at Chaucer’s death

  4. “Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales”

  5. III. The Pilgrimage and Tales • A pilgrimage is a journey of moral significance • Chaucer’s pilgrims travel to honor martyr Saint Thomas Becket (reasons: hope of heavenly reward, penance, etc.) • Tales from each pilgrim “pass the time” on the journey

  6. “The Fear of Divine Judgment”

  7. IV. Story Elements • Frame story – a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories • Archetypes – model of a person; a symbol universally recognized by all Archetypes

  8. V. Thematic Elements • Pilgrimage used as a metaphor for life • Wheel of Fortune – fate; the wheel belongs to the goddess Fortune, who spins it at random, changing the positions of those on the wheel

  9. Assignment • Pick three typical archetypes from Woodland Hills High School. • 3 paragraphs, one per archetype. • Use descriptive vocabulary to describe the archetype.

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