Geoffrey-Chaucer坎特伯雷故事集ppt课件

1、Geoffrey Chaucer,Leo 龚磊 Yeeming 谭绮明 Vicky 黄华姬,2,目录CONTENTS,1.Introduction 2.Cultural context 3.Development of Chaucers composition 4.Introduction of 5.Contents 6.Rhythm 7.language 8. Details 9.Social problems,Introduction,Geoffrey Chaucer(13421400) 1.A famous writer in Middle Age 2.He has a variety

2、of life experiences 3.the heroic couplet（英雄双韵体）: Iambic pentameter（五步抑扬格) and Couplet(双韵体) 4.The Canterbury Tales（1387-1400,12/24/2020,Cultural context,乔叟的诗歌创作分为三个时期： 法国影响时期（13591372）:Translation and imitation of France literature such asThe Book of the Duchess (悼公爵夫人(1369). Translated long poem of

3、France Middle Age Roman de la Rose(玫瑰传奇) in London dialect. 意大利影响时期（13721386）:Chaucer contacted with bourgeoisie humanism. The Parliament of Fowles(百鸟会议)、 Troilus and Criseyde(特罗伊勒斯和克莱西德 (c. 1385) ) 、The Legend of Good Women(好女人的故事)，all of them are the reflection of humanism. 成熟时期（13861400）: Chaucer

4、 created The Canterbury Tales in his last 15 years. He initiated the Heroic Couplet. He was honoured as “the Father of English poetry,12/24/2020,Development of Chaucers work,In his early stage. influenced by Italy and France literature. Knights Tales Lyric poetry English literature Beast fable Examp

5、le:,12/24/2020,In his middle stage, from 1337 visit continent of Europe Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio Realism, humanism, against feudalism and religion（反封建反宗教,12/24/2020,Peak Vivid characters Typical qualities Individual dispositions Realism and Humanism,12/24/2020,Chaucers achievement,1.He presente

6、d a comprehensive realistic picture of his age and created a whole gallery of vivid characters in his works, especially in The Canterbury Tales. 2.He anticipated a new ear, the Renaissance, to come under the influence of the Italian writers,12/24/2020,Chaucers achievement,3.He developed his characte

7、rization to a higher level by presenting characters with both typical qualities and individual dispositions. 4.He greatly contributed to the maturing of English poetry. Today, Chaucers reputation has been securely established as one of the best English poets for his wisdom, humor and humanity,12/24/

8、2020,The Canterbury Tales,12/24/2020,12/24/2020,1. It was written in the years between 1387 -1400 2. It contains 24 stories 3. In this work, Chaucer created a strikingly brilliant and picturesque panorama（全景） of his time and his country, and its a comprehensive picture of the social reality of the p

9、oets day,Introduction,12/24/2020,4. It contains rather keen social criticism and explores the moral degradation of the members of religious profession and consuming passion for money in the feudal bourgeois society of Chaucers day,12/24/2020,General Prologue(总序) -outline of the story,on a spring eve

10、ning, the poet drops in the Tabard Inn（塔巴尔德旅店）, where he meets 29 other pilgrims（香客） all ready for a journey of 60 miles to Canterbury. Because of the long and tedious（乏味单调的） journey, the host of the Inn suggests that they should color the journey by telling stories. And the best story-teller should

11、 be treated with a fine meal at the cost of all the rest. The pilgrims are 30 in all including the poet. Therefore according to the plan, there should have been 120 stories altogether. But only 24 tales were written due to the authors death in 1400,12/24/2020,Function of General Prologue,1. Present

12、a vivid collection of character sketches. 2. Reveal the author s intention in bringing together a great variety of people and narrative material together. 3. Set the tone for the story-telling: make clear the plan for the tales; motivate the telling of several tales ; introduce the pilgrims , the ti

13、me and occasion of the pilgrimage（朝圣,12/24/2020,Features of “The Canterbury Tales,It covers a wide range of characters from top to bottom in the England of that time. For example,The gentle class: knight squire（侍从） monk prioress（女修道院院长） franklins（地主、乡绅,The burgher（市民、公民） class: merchant haberdasher（

14、杂货商人） carpenter weaver（纺织工） tapestry-maker（花毯纺织工）,12/24/2020,The knight: perfect and genteel man who loved truth, freedom, chivalry and honor. The most socially prominent person on the journey; the battles he fought were all religious wars of some nature,12/24/2020,The Squire: a candidate for knight

15、hood; a lover who can sing lusty songs, compose melodies, poetry,12/24/2020,Yeoman: dressed in green; an expert woodsman, an excellent shot with the arrow,12/24/2020,Prioress: Madame Eglantine; a gentle lady; well-educated though her French wasnt accepted Parisian French. Coy and delicate; table man

16、ner; More a woman than a nun! Associates of the Prioress: 3 priests and another nun,12/24/2020,Wife of Bath: a bit deaf, excellent seamstress and weaver; married 5 times; with aggressive feminism; in fancy/colorful clothes: scarlet red stockings; gap-toothed; amorous; laugh and joke,12/24/2020,12/24

17、/2020,Contents,rhythm and language,social problems,details,12/24/2020,rhythm,iambic pentameter（五步抑扬格,couplet（双韵体,example,To give / his help / to them / when they / were sick (The Prologue 18,the heroic couplet（英雄双韵体,example,When in April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the

18、root, and all (1,2,After Chaucer, the heroic couplet became the most important style in poems,12/24/2020,language,metaphor,color,example,Early next morning at the spring of day, up rose our Host and roused us like a cock (842,843,example,Her nose was elegant, her eyes glass-grey, Her mouth was very small, but soft and red (156,157) His neck was whiter than a lily-flower (242,12/24/2020,details,Spring is coming,At first, author shows us a beautiful spring. Actually, is was a dark time,Text in