Canterbury Tales: Introductory Notes 2
Canterbury Tales:Introductory NotesThe Tales and The Prologue
The Canterbury Tales Chaucer presents the world as he sees it Began to write it in 1387 Incomplete (Chaucer died in 1400). “TheGeneral Prologue” and only 22 talescompleted; there were supposed to be 120 total Shows a cross section of Medieval society
Geoffrey Chaucer1343? - 1400 In his own lifetime he was considered the greatest poet, and he is currentlyconsidered second only to Shakespeare.He was the first person to be buried inthe Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.
The Tales (cont) It is a frame story – a story that includesanother story or stories. The main story isthe pilgrimage to Canterbury (80 milesfrom London) to visit the tomb of themartyr Thomas à Beckett (killed inCanterbury Cathedral in 1170).
The Tales (cont) 26 pilgrims actually described; 29 referenced. Chaucer is one of the pilgrims for total of 30.plan was to tell two tales each on the way toCanterbury and two more tales on the wayback (30 pilgrims x 4 tales 120 total talesplanned)a tale is often so well fitted to a pilgrim’scharacter and opinion that the tale and tellerilluminate each other
General Information Tabard Inn (leave from here) The owner is Harry Bailey (he is the host whoestablished the contest---winner gets a freedinner paid for by other pilgrims) Harry will be the judge of the best tale The telling of the tales will help to pass thetime more quickly
The Writing of the Tales Narrative POVnarrator is actually a charactercreates multiple levels of ironyhints that the author does not agree with thenarratorwritten in iambic pentameterlines rhyme in coupletsChaucer uses satire to ridicule the corruptness ofthe Church in England in the Medieval Period.
The Prologue Opening lines provide a setting and motivationfor the Canterbury pilgrimage Prologue contains all levels of English life The order of the introduction of each pilgrim isimportant because it provides the socialstanding of the different occupations; it beginswith the highest social rank and descends inorder.
The Prologue: Characters Highest rank is aristocracy or nobilityKnightSquire (Knight’s son)PrioressMonkFriar
The Prologue: Characters Commercial Wealthy classMerchantSergeant of LawClerkFranklin
The Prologue: CharactersGuildsmen :HaberdasherDyerCarpenterWeaverTapestry-maker*none of them tells a tale
The Prologue: CharactersMiddle-class group CookShipmanPhysicianWife of Bath
The Prologue: CharactersVirtuous poor or lower class Parson Plowman
The Prologue: CharactersImmoral lower class MancipleMillerReeveSummonerPardoner
The Tales (cont) It is a frame story – a story that includes another story or stories. The main story is the pilgrimage to Canterbury (80 miles from London) to visit the tomb of the martyr Thomas à Beckett (killed in
Canterbury Tales, a collection of verse and prose tales of many different kinds. At the time of his death, Chaucer had penned nearly 20,000 lines of The Canterbury Tales, but many more tales were planned. Uncommon Honor When he died in 1400, Chaucer was accorded a rare honor for a commoner—burial in London’s Westminster Abbey. In 1556, an .
In The Canterbury Tales, the pilgrims’ journey is the outer story. A frame story is a literary device that binds together several different narratives. It is a story (or stories) within a story. The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Literary Focus: Frame Story The tales the pilgrims tell are stories within a story. The tales .
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In addition toThe Canterbury Tales, Chaucer wrote a number of other important poems and prose texts, includingTroilus and Criseyde, a romantic, mythological tragedy;The Book of the Duchess, a courtly elegy; and a scientific treatise on the astrolabe. KEY FACTS Full Title: The Canterbury Tales Genre: Estate satire Setting: The road to Canterbury .
The Canterbury Tales Prologue in Middle English The Canterbury Tales Prologue Geoffrey Chaucer and the Canterbury Cathedral Paradise Lost by John Milton (Poetry Reading) Scene’s from Milton’s Paradise Lost, Book 1 Discussion The Canterbury Tales Assignment Examination of the
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Augustine within The Canterbury Tales, connec-tions between Chaucer's text and the theology of St. Augustine can begin to show up in the overarching span of the tales. Throughout the Tales, Chaucer's characters are on pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett, the "hooly blissful martir," at Canterbury Cathedral (1. 17).
