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The General Prologue introduces the characters that will be telling stories on a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. There are 29 pilgrims from various social classes, including knights, guildsmen, clergy, and women. Each pilgrim is described, showing their personality and social standing. They will take turns telling stories on the journey to and from Canterbury. The Knight is the first pilgrim introduced, a respected warrior who has experience in religious wars. He will tell the first tale, about two knights who fall for the same woman.
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a frame story composed of stories told by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury and back. The narrator meets 29 other pilgrims at the Tabard Inn who agree to tell stories to pass the time on their journey. Through vivid descriptions of each pilgrim in the prologue, Chaucer satirizes and provides social commentary on the three main classes of late medieval English society - the old feudal order, the rising merchant class, and the ecclesiastical class. The tales themselves cover popular genres of the time such as romances, fabliaux, saints' lives, sermons, and allegories.
The Medieval Society, Geoffrey Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales
The document provides background information on Geoffrey Chaucer and his famous work The Canterbury Tales. It discusses Chaucer's life, time period, and literary elements he incorporated in The Canterbury Tales such as using a frame narrative and including various genres. The document also describes historic elements of late medieval England that influenced the work like the Black Plague and social class structure. It highlights how The Canterbury Tales features a diverse group of pilgrim characters representing many occupations of the time.
2. Middle English Literature with Questions
The Norman conquest of England in 1066 marked the beginning of 200 years of French cultural dominance over English letters. During this time, French replaced English as the language of literature and polite society. By the mid-14th century, Middle English had emerged as the new literary language. Geoffrey Chaucer was the most famous writer of the late Middle English period, known for his allegorical Canterbury Tales written in Middle English. Sir Thomas Malory authored Le Morte D'Arthur, the first prose account of King Arthur in English.
5 the canterbury tales - themes,motifs,symbols
The document provides an overview of key themes and elements in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It discusses the religious material in the tales, instances where characters "quit" telling one tale to start another, depictions of adultery and sexuality, instances where Chaucer invites judgment between characters or options, the prevalence of courtly love, companionship between the pilgrims, and criticism of corruption in the church. It also briefly mentions themes of romance and fabliaux, symbolism related to seasons, physiognomy, and clothing.
The Canterbury Tales.pptx
The document provides an overview of Geoffrey Chaucer's famous work "The Canterbury Tales". It introduces the key characters that are part of the pilgrimage group, including the Knight, the Squire, the Yeoman, and the Prioress. The narrator describes each character's social status and occupation in detail. It also discusses the frame narrative structure of the poem, in which each pilgrim tells a story on their journey to Canterbury Cathedral.
canterbury_tales_4.ppt
The document provides biographical information about Geoffrey Chaucer and an overview of his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales. It discusses how Chaucer was a dominant literary figure in 14th century England who is considered the "Father of English Literature." It also summarizes the plot of The Canterbury Tales, in which various pilgrims from different social classes tell stories on a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. The document outlines the social hierarchy and classes represented in the work, including the knight, monk, miller, and others. It provides context on medieval English society and the tales' depictions of virtues, vices, and codes of different classes.
Age of chaucer
The document summarizes the major literary works and authors of the Age of Chaucer in England from 1340-1400. This was a period defined by war, the Black Death pandemic, and social upheaval. The three most prominent authors were Geoffrey Chaucer, known best for Canterbury Tales; William Langland, who wrote the allegorical Vision of Piers Plowman; and John Gower, a poet and politician. Their works explored social and religious issues through allegory, narrative poetry, and prose, helping to establish English as a literary language.
Unit 1.pptx
The document provides an overview of English literature from the Medieval period to the Romantic period. It discusses key periods such as the Medieval, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Victorian, and Romantic eras. Important works mentioned include Beowulf from the Medieval period, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from the Middle Ages, and Romance literature of the time. It also lists learning objectives and resources for each unit of study.
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Canterbury tales
- 1. Canterbury Tales The General Prologue
Editor's Notes
- Chaucer’s background enables him to give us a rich and varied portraits of contemporaries from every walk of life Born around 1340
- By adventure (chance) Most of these people on the journey would never have anything to do with each other socially. Differing social classes, orders, etc. The best way for Chaucer to bring together Makes comprehensive study of humans (his favorite subject) Perfect way to present his special brand of irony
- Each pilgrim is supposed to tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two stories on the way back. Plan is proposed by Harry Bailey, the host of the Tabard Inn Teller of best tale is rewarded at the end with a dinner provided by his fellow pilgrims at the Tabard. Harry Bailey will be the judge
- Prologue sets the scene and introduces reader to the characters Between many of the tales Chaucer provides links that expound upon the personalities of the pilgrims (adds more dramatic interest). Number of arguments that prepare for subsequent tales Some pilgrims introduce a tale with a commentary on his own personal life
- Begins with a long, rhetorical sentence in “high style” describing spring. Gradually descends into a more “realistic” style of expository narrative. Very “easy to read” conversational
- Group is on its way to the holy shrine of St. Thomas à Becket Archbishop of Canterbury who opposed Henry II over the balance between royal and religious power; was murdered in the cathedral Considered a martyr and later made a saint His blood was held to contain great curative qualities, restoring health to the sick Some are going to the shrine to have their sicknesses healed. (Small quantities of Becket’s blood was given to pilgrims for centuries after his death
- The knight is the first of the pilgrims to be introduced. This is appropriate since the Kinght stands at the top of the social hierarchy in this gathering and since is is a virtuous character and embodies a standard of behavior against which some of the subsequent characters will be judged and found wanting.
- The list of the places in which the knight fought would have a romantic ring to Chaucer’s readers. Christendom in the The list of the places in which the knight fought would have a romantic ring to Chaucer’s readers. Christendom in the 14 th century was relatively small, and circumscribed by heatheness – mysterious lands and peoples described by the occasional traveler. Yet the Knight’s campaigns are all real enough. They have been divided by historians into three group0s, chronologially: 1) inlcudes the long struggle to expel the Moorish invaders from Spain. The second group of campaigns occurred in the Great Sea – eastern Mediterranean & Asia Minor Third: borders of eastern and western Europe (