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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer. An introduction to the Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer -- c. 1343-1400 Middle Ages – 1066-1485. Father of English Poetry: Wrote in Middle English not Latin or French. Middle English is the vernacular of the time. Born into middle class…father was a wine merchant

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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  1. Geoffrey Chaucer An introduction to the Canterbury Tales

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer -- c. 1343-1400 Middle Ages – 1066-1485

  3. Father of English Poetry: • Wrote in Middle English not Latin or French. • Middle English is the vernacular of the time. • Born into middle class…father was a wine merchant • Became a page for wealthy family, had some legal training. • Government career. Sent to Europe as the King’s ambassador. • Wrote and held a job. • Italian connection. • Style of writing.

  4. Three Questions… • Who is Geoffrey Chaucer? (Why do we study him? What did he contribute to English writing?) • What is a frame story? How are The Canterbury Tales an example of a frame story? • Why or How can readers relate to Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales?

  5. Literary Terms “The Prologue” • Allusion • Characterization • Iambic pentameter • Imagery • Metaphor • Simile • Frame story • Open couplet • Irony

  6. Key Ideas to Middle Ages • Feudalism • Chivalry • Roman Catholic Church • Black Death • Rise of Towns and Cities

  7. Three Branches for Pilgrims

  8. The map of the pilgrimage

  9. The Knight

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