Jumping ahead a few hundred years… Intro to The Canterbury Tales and the Medieval Period.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer’s Life Born to a middle class family. His father was a wine merchant who believed his child should have.

Advertisements

Geoffrey Chaucer and his work: The Canterbury Tales.

W HAT ARE THE C ANTERBURY TALES ? Written by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1381 and 1386 Historically, what was going at this time in England? CT is an example.

Directions: Refer to your notes from last class to answer the following questions.  Write three facts about Geoffrey Chaucer from your notes given to.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The “Father of English Poetry” takes a “picture” of Medieval England.

A Study of The Canterbury Tales. Important Historical Moments & Concepts The Crusades – Feudalism = presence of knights, focus on courtly love.

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer Born in London, about 1340 His Father was a wine merchant, a member of the newly developing middle class.

The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London c into a prosperous wine merchant family. At the age of 16, he took part.

The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer 1340?

1050 – Beowulf – Old English (Germanic language from Angles, Saxons and Jutes): influenced by Latin, Celtic, Scottish, Pictish, Danish, Norse 1066 – William.

Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London about His father was a prominent wine merchant, a member of the newly developing middle class.

From 1066 on... History and Literature! pp. 50,51,52,53,54.

“Father of English Poetry”

Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales. Chaucer (1343 – 1400) The father of English poetry Wrote in Middle English (Anglo- Saxon); uncommon for the time; however, he was a.

The Medieval Era The Norman Conquest Led by William, Duke of Normandy, the Normans (from France) invaded in the year The King of England.

So who is this Chaucer guy? c Considered the father of English poetry Wrote in the vernacular of the time Served as a soldier, government servant,

Who are these people? Where are they going?. Who created these Medieval literary Characters? Geoffrey Chaucer Lived from A.C.E Was born in London.

Mrs. Postin English IV. Born around 1343 in London Son of a middle- class wine merchant Became a page in the royal household when he was a teenager. Mundane.

Introduction to The Canterbury Tales Accelerated/Honors 12.

 Born: c  Died: 1400  Birthplace: London, England  Best known as: The author of The Canterbury Tales.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer (c ) Dominant literary figure in the 14 th century Dominant literary figure in the.

The Medieval Era

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer Serious Well known poet even before Canterbury Tales Serious writing of the day was in Latin or French; but Chaucer wrote in.

CANTERBURY TALES ENG 273: World Literature. History Written by Geoffrey Chaucer ( ) “Father of English Literature” Written in Middle English Established.

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer ( ) Diplomat, soldier, scholar. Modern English poetry begins with him. He had a keen.

ENGLISH 12 MRS. SMITH The Canterbury Tales. The Author Geoffrey Chaucer ( )  He was a son of a merchant, a page in a royal house, soldier, diplomat,

The Canterbury Tales Background Information on Chaucer Miss Bogner.

The Late Middle Ages The Norman Conquest Led by William, Duke of Normandy, the Normans (from France) invaded in the year The King of.

Geoffrey Chaucer He is considered to be the cornerstone of English literature.

Geoffrey Chaucer -Born between in London -Father was a middle-class wine merchant -Geoffrey became a page in the royal household while still.

 Born in London,1343  Middle-class family; father was a wine merchant  Chaucer read a great deal & received some education and legal training  Became.

The Canterbury Tales Author: Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer  Father of the English language  Middle class, well-educated (father was wine merchant)

The Canterbury Tales Introductory Notes. Changes in England Norman Conquest—1066 –Normans (“north men”) were descendents of Vikings, who had invaded France.

Geoffrey Chaucer “the father of English poetry”

C ANTERBURY T ALES By Geoffrey Chaucer ( )

Geoffrey Chaucer “the father of English literature”the father of English literature.

The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Canterbury Tales Intro English 12 Writing. Feudalism  Result of the Norman invasion with combined the Norman emphasis on law with Anglo-Saxon democracy.

Middle English Influences and Decline of English  Norman Invasion (1066)  Increase in French as main spoken language  The influence of the.

G EOFFREY C HAUCER AND T HE C ANTERBURY T ALES Please get out your Buff Binder and turn to a clean page for notes.

GEOFFREY CHAUCER AND THE CANTERBURY TALES CAXTON( England’s first printer) called him”worshipful father and first founder and embellisher of ornate eloquence.

The Medieval Era 500 – 1500 A.D.. The Norman Conquest Led by William, Duke of Normandy, the Normans (from France) invaded in the year The King of.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer 1343? – 1400 Middle-class family Royal page, soldier, diplomat, royal clerk Varied experiences.

Canterbury Tales The General Prologue. The Middle Ages ► Named by scholars for the time in between the Ancient period and the Renaissance ► Also called.

Medieval Time Period: Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales WebQuest.

The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales  Began writing around 1387 A.D.  Uncompleted manuscript was published in.

Geoffrey Chaucer England’s First Great Writer. Chaucer  Among first writers to show English as a respectable literary language  1340?

Journal #21 Should a person challenge their religious leaders if they believe they’ve become corrupt (selfish, greedy, dishonest…etc)? Why or why not?

Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Beowulf

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. Early Life Born c Son of a prosperous wine merchant In mid teens, he was placed in the service of the.

The Canterbury Tales BY GEOFFREY CHAUCER. Geoffrey Chaucer Born c 1343, died 1400 Family was at least middle-class and had money and property Became a.

Middle English: A look to the history behind the literature.

Geoffrey Chaucer ( ). Geoffrey Chaucer ’ s Biography ( ) born in London into a wine merchant ’ s family. He ever worked as a courtier,

Introduction to The Canterbury Tales

GEOFFREY CHAUCER. HIS LIFE AND WORK. ‘THE CANTERBURY TALES’

Warm-up Rewrite the sentences, placing the colons where they belong:

The Middle Ages Begins with William of Normandy (France) who conquered England He granted land to lords. Lords granted land to knights. This.

The Canterbury Tales.

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Warm-up Rewrite the sentences, placing the colons where they belong:

Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales.

GEOFFREY CHAUCER The Canterbury Tales.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

GEOFFREY CHAUCER The Canterbury Tales.

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

Warm-up: September 4, 2013 Refer to the NYT article you read for homework to answer the following questions: Why are the options presented in the “fill-in-the-blank”

The Canterbury Tales Burkett – English IV

Presentation transcript:

Jumping ahead a few hundred years… Intro to The Canterbury Tales and the Medieval Period

1050 – Beowulf – Old English (Germanic language from Angles, Saxons and Jutes): influenced by Latin, Celtic, Scottish, Pictish, Danish, Norse 1066 – William the Conqueror takes England – major addition of French, more Latin, Greek 1300s – Geoffrey Chaucer – Middle English

bellatores (warriors royalty, gentry) oratores (pray-ers religious, holy orders) laboratores (workers middle and lower class) Divisions of Medieval society:

Born into the Laboratores class o Father was a merchant o Hired as a royal page (personal assistant and secretary) o Soldier for King Edward III o Diplomat for King Richard II o Royal clerk for King Henry IV Writer and poet as a hobby Traveled to many places in Western and Southern Europe as an officer of the kings court Educated and very skilled in courtesy (royal manners) Buried in Westminister Abbey in the Poets Corner

KnightSquireYeoman Nun (Prioress) MonkFriarMerchant Oxford Cleric (Student) Sergeant at the Law Franklin Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, Carpet-maker (these five are together) CookSkipperDoctor Wife of Bath ParsonPlowmanMillerMancipleReeveSummonerPardoner Host (Harry Bailey) Chaucer

London Canterbury Approximately 100 miles one way

Canterbury Cathedral

These are pictures of St. Thomas à Becket, who was martyred in He was assassinated by four knights of King Henry II and is interred in Canterbury Cathedral.

Whan that Aprill with his shourës sootë The droghte of March hath percëd to the rootë And bathëd every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendrëd is the flour