PPT-Chaucer Research

By Brandon Floyd He wore a fustian tunic stained and dark with smudges where his armor had left mark He is a good person His profession was being a noble knight He did his job very well Jousting. and. The Canterbury Tales. Early Life. Born 1340 – . Middle Ages. .. Son of a prosperous wine merchant – lived among . wealthy society. .. In his mid-teens, he was placed in the service of the . Countess of Ulster . Manlius . Severinus. Boethius. De . Consalatione. . Philosophiae. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rAWPevQFq4. . Historical Backdrop (~475-525). Unsteady Roman Empire divided between the East (Constantinople) and West (Ravenna. :. Money, Sex, and Jousting. September 18, 2014. Roberta Hirschbuehler. Contents. Geoffrey Chaucer. Background on . The Canterbury Tales. More background. Middle English. The Narrator. The Knight. The . Canterbury Tales. The Journey Begins . . .. Chaucer uses a religious pilgrimage to display all segments of medieval England.. The Canterbury Tales begins with a Prologue, . Narrator, presumably Chaucer himself, meets 29 other pilgrims at the Tabard Inn, located in a suburb of London.. By Geoffrey . Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. Born around 1340, died 1400, in London. Among the first writers to show that English could be a respectable literary language. Joined the king’s army to fight against the French in the Hundred Years’ War and was captured by the French. . y . Chaucer. (c.1343-1400). Study. . Questions. p. . 41 . Millennium. 1. How. can . we. . define. . Chaucer. ’s life? . Choose. . from. :. quiet. tragic. eventful. adventurous. How. . many. . The Middle Ages. Language. French did not become either the official or unofficial language of England. . William was not combining the lands of Normandy and England, and had no wish to replace language or culture.. Geoffrey Chaucer’s . The Canterbury Tales. A cook they . hadde. with hem for the . nones. 
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And . poudre-marchant. tart and . galyngale. 1340?--1400. A Few Significant Facts!. Completed during the third, mature phase of Chaucer’s writing career, the end of 1300s.. Written in English (Middle English) . while French . remained the language of England’s royal court and members of the English upper-class.. Early Life. Born in 1343. Son to John and Agnes. The name “Chaucer” came from a Latin word meaning shoemaker, however his father was a vintner.. Lived on Thames Street in London, England. . Went to St. Paul’s Cathedral School, where he was introduced to the writings of Virgil and Ovid.. A recurrent narrative design, pattern of action, character type, themes or image which is identifiable in a wide variety of works of literature. . An archetype is the first real example or prototype of something (as the Model T is the prototype of the modern automobile). . The Canterbury Tales. Born around 1343 in London. Son of a middle- class wine merchant. Became a page in the royal household when he was a teenager.. Mundane jobs . BUT-. he was exposed . to . proper speech, manners, and the . 51 4 Book III of the Troilus provides the climax, in every sense, of Troilus and Criseyde The Knight. Social Group: Feudal. The Knight. Physical . Appearance. Perfect, Gentle Knight. Generous, Honorable, Truthful. Fought in many battles all around the world.. Wise. , but modest.. The Knight.