PPT-Chaucer

Canterbury tales Introduction Wrote in Middle English First writer to write in English for the common man not French or Latin the languages at that time preferred by scholars Chaucer was middle class public servant. 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: 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. :. 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. . “The General Prologue”. The Knight. Social Group: Feudal. The Knight. Physical . Appearance. Perfect, Gentle Knight. Generous, Honorable, Truthful. Fought in many battles all around the world.. Wise. 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.. A look to the history behind the literature. William the Bastard becomes William the Conqueror…. In 1066, William the Bastard of Normandy along with his troops conquer Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.. Week 8 Warm-Ups. Monday: Parts of Speech. edmund. . spenser. who was inspired by . chaucer. is. buried next to him in poets corner. Monday: Parts of Speech. edmund. . spenser. - proper noun. who- relative pronoun. 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.. Chaucer Editions’ . Epitaph Transcriptions and the Construction . of Chaucer . Arnold Sanders, Goucher College, . 2010. The . Workes. of . Geffrey. Chaucer, . newlie. printed, with . diuers. . addicions. 51 4 Book III of the Troilus provides the climax, in every sense, of Troilus and Criseyde The 'top 100' most commonly words in Chaucer LOOK over this 'top 100' when you read a Chaucer poem and you usually avoid the most common mistakes and misunderstandings (th