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s that truthtelling leads to suffering and the Manciple is silenced by my dame and is prevented from getting the last word line 317 Likewise Phebus is silenced by the Manciple The Manciples. 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. Prologue Notes. Geoffrey Chaucer. Considered the “father of English literature.”. Wrote in the vernacular, middle English.. Was a public servant/diplomat and a writer.. Famous for writing . Troilus and Criseyde . Introduction. The Canterbury Tales. was . written . in Middle English, over a period of years between 1386-1400 . written by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400) . written in the London dialect of Middle English . 1. Canterbury Tales. Background. September 15, 2007. Above is a pilgrimage scene from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral. 2-20-08. Mrs. Billet Canterbury Tales /58. 2. Canterbury Tales. Background. :. 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 . The Prologue. Review background info, social context, literary terms (frame tale, characterization, social commentary, allusion). Key Literary Devices. Frame Story. : . Narrative technique in which a main story is written to organize a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story.. 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 Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. Born in 1340’s. Son of well-to-do family of wine merchants in Ipswich. Work History:. Was a soldier, member of King’s household, a diplomat, custom house controller, justice of the peace, member of Parliament, forest official. Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer. c. 1343-1400. Considered the father of English poetry. Wrote in the vernacular – common language of the people (English). Served as a soldier, government servant, and member of Parliament. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer, who served in various court positions throughout his life. Follows the format of . The . Decameron. by . Boccacio. Incorporates characters from most social classes, mixing together . 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). . Characterization . Direct characterization: . presents direct statements about a character, like Chaucer’s statement that the Knight “followed chivalry. …. ..”. Indirect characterization: . uses actions, thoughts, dialogue, and description to reveal a character’s personality. By saying the Knight is “not gaily dressed,” Chaucer suggests that he is not vain.. 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 .