文档介绍：Part3 Geoffery Chaucer INTRODUCTION OF AUTHOR AND ARTICLE INTRODUCTION OF AUTHOR AND ARTICLE CONTENT OF THE TALES CONTENT OF THE TALES 3. THE ANALYSIS OF THE TALES 3. THE ANALYSIS OF THE TALES PASION WITH PASION WITH DECAMEROR DECAMEROR MEANING AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE MEANING AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE TALES TALES THE INTRODUCTION OF AUTHOR AND ARTICLE Chaucer career Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer(1340------1400) The most prominent literary figure in middle English period The father of English poetry He was born of a prosperous wine-merchant ’ s family in London. He was educated in Oxford and Cambridge. He was died on 25 th October 1400,and buried in Westminster Abbey( 斯敏斯特大教堂) . Literary Career 1)The first or the French period (1360-----1372) The Romaunt of the Rose << 玫瑰传奇>> The Book of the Duchess << 悼公爵夫人>> 2)The second or the Italian period (1372-----1386) Troilus and a Criseyde << 特洛伊罗斯与克瑞希德>> 3)The third of the English period (1387-----1400) The Canterbury tales << 坎特伯雷故事集>> THE CANTERBURY TALES 1)It has 24 stories . 2) It is the description of the pilgrims who tell stories . 3)It is about the ordinary people. 4)It gave vivid character, with humor and statire. 5)The famous ones are the stories of : a) the wife bath b)the knight c)the pardoner d)the nun ’ s priest e)the prologue f)the wife of bath THE CONTENT OF THE TALES 1)Telling an interesting story 2)The general prologue : The knight ’ s Tale The miller ’ s Tale The reeve ’ s Tale The cook ’ s Tale The prologue of the sergeant-at-law ’ s Tale The sea-captain ’ s Tale The prioress ’ s Tale The tale of Melibeus The monk ’ s Tale The Nun ’ s priest ’ s Tale The wife of Bath ’ s Tale The Friar ’ s Tale The Summoner ’ s Tale The Merchant ’ s Tale The Oxford Scholar ’ Tale The Squire ’ s Tale T