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Geoffrey Chaucer Valentina Tenedini Istituzione scolastica REGINA MARIA ADELAIDE - AOSTA

Chaucer was the son of a London merchant Chaucer was the son of a London merchant. He grew up and worked in contact with the royal family of the Plantagenets, first as esquire of the royal court, then as a controller of the customs for the port of London, in addition to that he also took part in important diplomatic missions. He served 3 kings (Edward III, Richard II and Henry IV). Chaucer is regarded as the father of the English literature, as by writing the Canterbury Tales in the vernacular dialect of London, he gave Middle English the standard of a national language, that is to say appropriate for literature. During his life Chaucher travelled to Italy, where he became interested in the works of Dante, Petrarca and Boccaccio. His works are typically classified into 3 periods: the French, the Italian and the English according to the tradition which inspired them. The Works of the French period were modelled on French romance, styles and themes. E.g.“The romaunt of the rose”, (about medieval courtly love). The Works of the Italian period show a greater maturity of perception and skill in metre-mastering. E.g. “Troylus and Criseyde”, (about the love between a Trojan prince and Criseyde) which was adapted from a work by Boccaccio. The Works of the English period feauture greater realism; the Canterbury Tales, CHAUCER’S MASTERPIECE.

the Canterbury tales The Canterbury tales is a collection of the stories told by 30 people, including the author, who are going on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. The collection provides: - a portrait of the British Medieval society as the pilgrims come from almost all ranks of society (the chivalry, the clergy, the middle class), - as well as an anthology of the most common literary forms and genres of the time. The tales are prefaced by a General Prologue where each pilgrim is introduced . Each description varies in length, point of view and tone. The characters are presented by Chaucer both ‘by showing and by telling’; their social rank and personality is conveyed through the mediating role of the narrating pilgrim ( G. C. himself) who looks on his fellows with a benevolent, ironic eye. The jouney - from the Tabard Inn in London -a place associated with earthly pleasures and conviviality - to St. T. Becket’s shrine in Canterbury - a figuratively celestial city, can be seen as having an allegorical meaning; however the pilgrims do not reach Canterbury as the work remained unfinished.

Canterbury Tales Vs. Decameron the Canterbury Tales has often been paralleled to Boccaccio's Decameron. In these works there are similarities as well as differences. parallel Decameron Canterbury tales STYLE prose Narrative poem   finished unaccomplished NARRATOR external internal CHARACTERS 10 young bourgeois 30 people from all walks of life REASON FOR MEETING Escaping from the plague Going on a pilgrimage TOTAL N ° of stories 1 per character 4 per character SET THEME YES NO TALE TELLING PURPOSE entertainment competition no yes To be continued….

Chaucer and Dante How does Chaucer stand in the history of Literature? WE think he stands halfway between Dante and Shakespeare. since - like the Italian poet Chaucer is called the Father of his national language; - like Dante he dealt with an allegorical journey.

Chaucer between Dante & Shakespeare IN OUR OPINION Chaucer stands between Dante and Shakespeare WITHIN the history of European literature : all 3 authors are interested in the vices and virtues of human beings; in his focusing on mankind, Chaucer is more secular than Dante, while Shakespeare brings the analysis of human types to a level of extreme sensibility and literary perfection; as a matter of fact, Chaucer's characters provided inspiration for some of Shakespeare's. For instance, Falstaff seems to quote the Wife of Bath, as well as being her contemporary and Chaucer lived at the time of Richard II and Henry IV;- as if the two authors could interact in a kind of cross temporal dialogue (since many of Shakespeare's characters were contemporaries of Chaucer's Pilgrims.) How do Dante, Chaucer and Shakespeare feel about their characters? FROM WHAT WE HAVE READ OF THESE AUTHORS WE CAN SAY THAT Dante often shows his admiration or critical opinion, while Chaucer seems to prefer to suspend his judgment and resort to irony instead. Shakespeare brings the character's insight and presentation to absolute effectiveness (it must be remembered that in drama the characters speak for themselves on stage , without the mediating role of a narrator.) By V. Tenedini and Classe III^ sez. A scienze applicate - academic year 2012-13