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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales. http://literature11.pbworks.com/f/1255382006/1255382006/pilgrims_chaucer.jpg. Geoffrey Chaucer: 1343(?)-1400. The World As Chaucer Knew It http://historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/images/tabula_rogeriana.jpg.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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  1. Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales http://literature11.pbworks.com/f/1255382006/1255382006/pilgrims_chaucer.jpg

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer: 1343(?)-1400 The World As Chaucer Knew It http://historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/images/tabula_rogeriana.jpg • The exact date of Chaucer’s birth is unknown. • He was the son of a merchant. • Chaucer was captured in France while serving the English army during the Hundred Year’s War. • The king, Edward III, paid a large ransom for his release. • He married Philippa Pan, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, in 1366.

  3. Geoffrey Chaucer:A Man of Many Talents • Chaucer had many careers: page in a noble house, soldier, diplomat, royal clerk. • He began writing in his twenties. • He wrote about people from all walks of life. • Chaucer understood human nature.

  4. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Poet • Geoffrey Chaucer’s early works were based on the works of European poets. • He wrote The Canterbury Tales later in his life. • He completed only 24 of the 124 tales he planned.

  5. Chaucer: The Father of English Poetry • Geoffrey Chaucer was considered the greatest English poet in his own lifetime. • His poems have never gone out of print. • Geoffrey Chaucer is buried at Westminster Abbey in London, England. • Chaucer’s tomb is in Poet’s Corner, which was named in his honor. Westminster Abbey http://traveltounitedkingdom.net/LONDON.html

  6. Historical Background:The Origin of the Pilgrimages to Canterbury • Thomas Becket was an archbishop who would not side with Henry II against the church. • He was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 by Henry’s knights. • Thomas was made a saint by the church, and Henry ordered a shrine built in his honor. Canterbury Cathedral http://www.coachhouse-canterbury.co.uk/images/visit_canterbury/canterbury_cathedral.jpg

  7. The Canterbury Tales • The Canterbury Tales reveals much about the people of fourteenth century England. • The Tales contain excellent examples of medieval literature: romances and comedies, poetry and prose. • The Tales include religious elements as well as crude humor. Dorigen and Aurelius: “The Franklin’s Tale” http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Hawei%27s_Dorigen_.jpg

  8. The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue • The tale begins on April 11, 1387. • The narrator joins a party of 29 pilgrims who are traveling to the shrine at Canterbury. • In The Prologue, Chaucer describes most of the pilgrims in great detail. Chaucer serves as the narrator of the Tales. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01184/arts-graphics-2008_1184459a.jpg

  9. The Contest • A storytelling contest is sponsored by the host, Harry Bailey, of Bailey’s Tavern. • The pilgrims are supposed to tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two on the way back. • The host will judge the contest. • The prize is a free dinner. The host proposes a contest. http://logicophilosophicus.org/cigar_news/images/Canterbury_Tales.png

  10. The Pilgrims • See your chart with the list of attendees on the trip. • How were they viewed for level of respect? • How many were from the religious sect?

  11. References • http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/103288-women_want.jpg • http://retrieverimages.lycos.com/images/g/e/o/geoffrey-chaucer/i/014.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Hawei%27s_Dorigen_.jpg • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HZc7gUUMY0c/SUjDx5RiJrI/AAAAAAAABEM/SC-Uxsz4Yc0/s400/14pardoner2a.jpg http://image.absoluteastronomy.com/images/topicimages/j/jo/john_of_gaunt,_1st_duke_of_lancaster.gif • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HZc7gUUMY0c/SUjDx5RiJrI/AAAAAAAABEM/SC-Uxsz4Yc0/s400/14pardoner2a.jpg • http://theplaymaker.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/canterburytales.jpg

  12. References (continued) • http://historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/images/tabula_rogeriana.jpg • http://jeriwesterson.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c98c253ef00e55293ceb78834-320pi • http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/images/chaucer/H409_0057vwf.jpg

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