文档介绍：Geoffey Chaucer
Brief introduction of Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer,considered by many to be both the father of modern English poetry and the father of the modern English novel ,also distinguished himself in his lifetime as a civil servant and diplomat under three kings of he was taken prisoner by the French,the King himself contributed to his ransom(赎金).When,in later years,the King wished to reward Chaucer for his services to the crown,he was granted-among other favors-the right to demand a daily jug of wine from the pantry of the royal the end of his career,he became a knight of the shire for Kent(骑士肯特).
中文名:杰弗雷·乔叟
出生地:英国伦敦
出生日期:1343年
逝世日期:1400年
职业:诗人
代表作品:《坎特伯雷故事集》;《公爵夫人之书》;《声誉之宫》
Introduction of his works
His works include:
《坎特伯雷故事集》(The Canterbury Tales)
《公爵夫人之书》(Book of the Duchess)、
《声誉之宫》(The House of Fame)、
《百鸟会议》(The Parliament of Fowles)、
《贤妇传说》(The Legend of Good Women)
《特洛伊罗斯与克丽西达》(Troilus and Criseyde)。
The Riverside Chaucer
Published by Houghton pany, Feb 1987 The Chaucerians' "Bible," the authoritative text of all Chaucer's works with glossaries, notes, as well as sources and analogues. This is a must for the serious student and scholar.
The Canterbury Tales
(Penguin Classics) "Rendered here with consummate skill and sensitivity into modern English verse by Nevill Coghill, The Canterbury Tales (which Geoffrey Chaucer began in 1386 and pleted) retain all their vigour, their humour and indeed their poetry." —Penguin Books.
Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales
内容简介
The procession that crosses Chaucer's pages is as full of life and as richly textured as a medieval Knight,the Miller,the Friar,the Squire,the Prioress,the Wife of Bath,and others who make up the cast of characters-including Chaucer himself-are real people,with human emotions and it is remebered that Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was the standard literary language across western Europe,the magnitude of his ac