PPT-Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales Chaucer Born in 1340s Son of welltodo family of wine merchants in Ipswich Work History Was a soldier member of Kings household a diplomat custom house controller justice of the peace member of Parliament forest official. 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 . 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. 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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. . , Boccaccio and Dante. Reading. and . Speaking. p. 43 . Millennium. 1. Italian literary tradition . and. . its influence on Chaucer’s literary production. 2 literary works might have influenced Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”:. 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.. Chaucer Editions’ . Epitaph Transcriptions and the Construction . of Chaucer . Arnold Sanders, Goucher College, . 2010. The . Workes. of . Geffrey. Chaucer, . newlie. printed, with . diuers. . addicions. 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 . 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