Geoffrey_Chaucer 英国文学史及选读课件.pdf

Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer GGeeooffffrreeyy CChhaauucceerr (1340?-1400) (1340?-1400) (?-) Father of English Poetry Geoffrey Chaucer Life Experience � Birth: around 1340? � Family: Vintner family (belong to emerging class—Middle Class) � Jobs: page, courtier, diplomat, civil servant, comptroller of Customs, � Language: French, Latin, Middle English Life—He led a busy official life a page to Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster � a page to Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster aa ppaaggee ttoo EElliizzaabbeetthh,, CCoouunntteessss ooff UUllsstteerr In the Hundred Years’ War, he served as a � In the Hundred Years’ War, he served as a IInn tthhee HHuunnddrreedd YYeeaarrss’’ WWaarr,, hhee sseerrvveedd aass aa diplomat for his fluent use of different languages diplomat for his fluent use of different languages ddiipplloommaatt ffoorr hhiiss fflluueenntt uussee ooff ddiiffffeerreenntt llaanngguuaaggeess � His diplomatic travels brought him twice to Italy, His diplomatic travels brought him twice to Italy, HHiiss ddiipplloommaattiicc ttrraavveellss bbrroouugghhtt hhiimm ttwwiiccee ttoo IIttaallyy,, where he might have met Boccaccio, whose where he might have met Boccaccio, whose wwhheerree hhee mmiigghhtt hhaavvee mmeett BBooccccaacccciioo,, wwhhoossee writing influenced Chaucer’s work, and Petrarch. writing influenced Chaucer’s work, and Petrarch. wwrriittiinngg iinnfflluueenncceedd CChhaauucceerr’’ss wwoorrkk,, aanndd PPeettrraarrcchh.. A Comptroller of Customs in the port of London � A Comptroller of Custom