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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400). I.Brief Introduction. 1.His Life father of English poetry Wine merchant’s family, rub elbows with people from different walks of life 2. His works / writing periods of career French period (1360’s —1372) Italian period (1372—1385)

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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)

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  1. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)

  2. I.Brief Introduction • 1.His Life • father of English poetry • Wine merchant’s family, rub elbows with people from different walks of life • 2. His works / writing periods of career • French period (1360’s —1372) • Italian period (1372—1385) • English period (1387—1400)

  3. II. The Canterbury Tales • 1.The plan of the book • 29/30 pilgrims in Tabard Inn in spring,… • but only 24 tales finished • 2.General Prologue (5) • 3.general framework • a group of vivid sketches of medieval figures from different walks of life • 4.Characters (depicted with satire and humor)

  4. III. Read the text: General Prologue • 1.beginning • narrative of the knight briefly • 2.General Comment . • panorama of his contemporary society • true-to-life characters • samples of different types of literature • 3.Artistic features • heroic couplet • musical, elegant, satirical and humorous

  5. IV. His contributions • 1.Introduction into English the rhymed stanzas of different forms: • 1) heroic couplets • 2)rhymed royal • 3)terza rima • 2. Dialect of London made the foundation for modern English language

  6. V. Read the Middle English Version of the Canterbury Tales • pay attention to the Great Vowel Shift and other systematic change of the language

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