乔the的英文诗之父.ppt

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) —“Father of English literature/poetry” 乔叟——英国诗歌之父;;——father of English poetry ) Wine merchant’s family, rub elbows with people from different walks of life.(refer to North-East Normal University; lecture notes for presentation) ;II. His works / writing periods of career ;1.????Influenced by Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio The House of Fame (1372—80) Legend of Good Women (1380—86) 2.?????? English period (1387—1400) ;III. The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) ;1.?????? The plan of the book ;2. General Prologue ;3. Characters (depicted with satire and humor);The Knights Tale;The Millers Tale;The Reeves Tale;The Wife of Baths Prologue;The Merchants Tale;4. Artistic features ;IV. His contributions ;;V. Some knowledge of English metrics