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1、TheCanterburytalesGeoffreyChaucerContributionsFatherofEnglishpoetry?ChaucerfthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimecreatedawholegalleryofvividactersfromallwa

2、lksoflifeinhismasterpieceTheCanterburyTales.?Chaucerdevelopsacterizationtoahigherartisticleveli.e.acterswhoaremallysociallytypicalbutexquisitelyindividualrealisticindetail.?ChaucerintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzasofva

3、rioustypestoEnglishpoetrytoreplacetheOldEnglishalliterativeverse.?ChaucerusedfthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameterwhichistobecalledlaterastheheroiccouplet.?ChaucergreatlyincreasedtheprestigeofEnglishas

4、aliterarylanguageextendedtherangeofitspoeticvocabularymeters.HeisconsideredasagreatmasteroftheEnglishlanguage.Chaucer’scontributionstoEnglishlanguage?Chaucer’slanguagenowcalleddleEnglishisvividexact.Hisverseissmooth.Hein

5、troducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzasofvarioustypesespeciallytherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameterwhichwaslatercalledthe“heroiccouplet”toEnglishpoetry.ThoughdrawinginfluencefromFrenchItalianLatinmodelsheisthefirstgreatpoetwhow

6、roteintheEnglishlanguage.HisproductionofsomuchexcellentpoetrywasanimptantfactinestablishingEnglishastheliterarylanguageofthecountry.ThespokenEnglishofthetimeconsistedofseveraldialectsChaucerdidmuchinmakingthedialectofLon

7、donthestardfthemodernEnglishspeech.TheCanterburyTales介紹介紹?TheCanterburyTalesisabookofsties.ThisisanimptantbookbecauseitisoneofthefirsttobewrittenintheEnglishlanguage.ThebookisaboutagroupoftravelerswhoaregoingfromLondonto

8、Canterbury.Astheytravelalongeachpersontellsatale(asty).ThisiswhythebookiscalledTheCanterburyTales.?TheCanterburyTalesbeguninabout1386consistsofstiestoldbysomeofthethirtypilgrimswhosetofffromtheTabardInninSouthwarkLondont

9、ovisittheshrineofSt.ThomasaBeckettheArchbishopofCanterburymurderedinhisowncathedralin1170.Theaimwastotellfourstieseach:twoonthewaytwoonthewayback.ThetellerofthebeststywouldbegivenafreedinnerbythecheerfulhostoftheTabard.I

10、nfactthecollectionisincompleteonly24stiesaretold.Twoofthestiesarewritteninprosetheothersarewritteninverse.ItopenswithageneralprologuewherewearetoldofacompanyofpilgrimsthatgatheredatTabardInninSouthwarkasuburbofLondon.The

11、yareontheirwaytotheshrineofSt.ThomasBecketatCanterbury.Theysetouttogetherwiththe“jollyinnkeeper”HarryBailywhobecomestheir“govern”proposesthateachpilgrimshouldtelltwotalesonthewaytoCanterburytwomeonthewayback.Thepilgrimsb

12、eing31inallthetotalnumberoftalesaccdingtoChaucer’splanwastoexceedthatofBaccaccio’sDecameron.ThesepilgrimsincludeaKnighthissontheSquiretheKnightsYeomanaPriessaSecondNunaMonkaFriaraMerchantaClerkaManofLawaFranklinaWeaveraD

13、yeraCarpenteraTapestryMakeraHaberdasheraCookaShipmanaPhysicianaParsonaMillerwilltellthefirsttale.Strangelythelotfelltotheknighthetellsthefirststy.Introductiontothepilgrims?Theknight:perfectgentlemanwholovedtruthfreedomch

14、ivalryhon.Themostsociallyprominentpersononthejourneythebattleshefoughtwereallreligiouswarsofsomenature.?TheSquire:acidatefknighthoodaloverwhocansinglustysongscomposemelodiespoetry?Yeoman:dressedingreenanexpertwoodsmanane

15、xcellentshotwiththebowarrow.?Priess:MadameEglantineagentleladywelleducatedthoughherFrenchwasntacceptedParisianFrench.CoydelicatetablemannerMeawomanthananun!Withoutvocationbutwiththedogsjewelrythatsatiricalliteraturealway

16、scondemnsnunsf.AssociatesofthePriess:3priestsanothernunPilgrim’sImageGalleryFourmainqualitiesoftheKnight.?ThefirstistheKnight’sloveofideals—“chivalrie”(prowess)“trouthe”(fidelity)“honour”(reputation)“fredom”(generosity)“

17、curteisie”(refinement)(GeneralPrologue45–46).?ThesecondistheKnight’simpressivemilitarycareer.TheKnighthasfoughtintheCrusadeswarsinwhichEuropeanstraveledbyseatononChristianlsattemptedtoconvertwholeculturesbythefceoftheirs

18、wds.?ThethirdqualitythenarratremembersabouttheKnightishismeekgentlemanner.?thefourthishis“array”dress.TheKnightwearsatunicmadeofcoarseclothhiscoatofmailisruststainedbecausehehasrecentlyreturnedfromanexpedition.Significan

19、ce?TheCanterburyTalesisChaucer’sMasterpieceoneofthemonumentalwksinEnglishliterature.?ItisoneofthelmarksofEnglishliteratureperhapsthegreatestwkproducedindleEnglish?giveusatruetolifepictureofhistime.Thewkstsasahisticalsoci

20、ologicalintroductiontothelifetimesofthelatedleAges?takingfromthestofrisingbourgeoisieheaffirmsmenopposesthedogmaofeticismpreachedbytheChurch.?Asaferunnerofhumanismhepraisesman’senergyintellectquickwitloveoflife.?Histales

21、exposesatirizetheevilsofhistimeattackdegenerationofthenobletheheartlessofthejudgethecruptionoftheChurchsoon.?LivinginatransitionalperiodChaucerisnotentirelydevoidofmedievalprejudices.Heisreligioushimself.Thereisnothingre

22、volutionaryinhiswritingthoughhelivedinaperiodofpeasantuprisings.?Whilepraisingman’srighttoearthlyhappinesshesometimeslikestocrackaroughjokepaintnaturalisticpicturesofsexuallife.Chaucerhashisweakpoints.Butthesearehowevero