英国文学第三章

Q1：how is the setting of the tales described? Q1： With such a setting, could you predict the general tone of the tales that are to follow?
The description of what you see: bud and roots, showers, flowers, wood and field, sun; What you feel: breeze; What you hear: song of the birds. Spring: full of vigor; full of green which represents life, youth and hope.
夏雨给大地带来了喜悦， 送走了土壤干裂的三月， 沐浴着草木的丝丝经络， 顿时百花盛开，生机勃勃。 西风轻吹留下清香缕缕， 田野复苏吐出芳草绿绿； 碧蓝的天空腾起一轮红日， 青春的太阳洒下万道金辉。 小鸟的歌喉多么清脆优美， 迷人的夏夜怎好安然入睡—— 迷人的夏夜怎好安然入睡—— 美丽的自然撩拨万物的心弦， 多情的鸟儿歌唱爱情的欣欢。 香客盼望膜拜圣徒的灵台， 僧侣立愿云游陌生的滨海。 信徒来自全国东西南北， 众人结伴奔向坎特伯雷， 去朝谢医病救世的恩主， 以缅怀大恩大德的圣徒。
Q2: in your own words, summarize the character of knight from brief introduction in this excerpt.
Worthy man: Loved the following: Chivalry; Truth; openhandedness; courtesy. Honored for his worthy.
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Chaucer’ Chaucer’s literary career
3.the period of his maturity (1386-1400) (1386The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集》 坎特伯雷故事集》
Chaucer’ Chaucer’s contribution to English Literature and Language
The General Prologue
The first part: the setting of the tales; The second Part: the cause of the book; The third part: the description of palmers.
The first part: the setting of the tales
Chaucer’ Chaucer’s literary career
2.the period of Italian influence (1372(13721386)
The Legend of Good Women;《良妇传说》 Women;《良妇传说》 The House of Fame;《声誉之堂》 Fame;《声誉之堂》 The Parliament of Fowls;《百鸟议会》 Fowls;《百鸟议会》 Troilus and Criseyde.《特罗勒斯与克莱西》 Criseyde.《特罗勒斯与克莱西》
Part Three Geoffrey Chaucer (1340(1340-1400)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Life & works Chaucer’ Chaucer’ Chaucer’s contributions to English Literature and Language
Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne croppes, Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne, And smale foweles maken melodye, That slepen al the nyght with open ye (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages); corages); Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes; halwes, londes;
The Canterbury Tales
The function of the Prologue to The
Canterbury Tales An Excerpt of the Prologue
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Life Chaucer’
Chaucer’ Chaucer’s Life Son of a wine merchant; page – way of court; army – prisoner in France; Diplomatic position in France and Italy; Other positions.
The Canterbury Tales
a collection of 20 complete stories and 4 fragments the stories come from different sources.
The Canterbury Tales
humor narration, its loyalty to reality, and infinite sense of humanity. two groups of people --- the holy orders and the middle Leabharlann Baidulass
the holy orders: a parson, some nuns, a monk, a friar, a summoner, and a pardoner. and the middle class: a merchant, the Wife of Bath, a haberdasher, a dyer, a carpenter, a weaver, a carpet maker as well as a skipper
The Function of the Prologue
A splendid masterpiece of realistic portrayal, the first of its kind in the history of English literature A striking brilliant and picturesque panorama of his time and his country A miniature of the English society of Chaucer’ Chaucer’s time. A framework for the tales
Heroic couplet (英雄双韵体） (英雄双韵体）
The heroic couplet, two rhyming iambic pentameter （五步抑扬格）lines, is also （五步抑扬格）lines, called a closet couplet because the meaning and the grammatical structure are complete within two lines.
Spring: In April; Sweet showers; Engendering of the flowers; The sweet breath of zephyrs; The tender shoots; Youthful son; Singing birds
Chinese version of the first part
the “father of English poetry” poetry” the first most significant poet in English literary history to write in Middle English the “heroic couplet” couplet” did much in making the dialect of London the foundation for the modern English language
Chaucer’ Chaucer’s literary career
1.the period of French influence (1359(13591372):
Romance of the Rose; 《玫瑰传奇》 玫瑰传奇》 Book of the Duchess; 《公爵夫人之书》 公爵夫人之书》
The second Part: the cause of the book The author and other 29 palmers meet at the Tabard. They are all about to start the pilgrim journey to Canterbury.
The third part: the description of palmers
Knight: an excellent man; Fought in many campaigns; Despite his prowess, honored in men’s eyes; men’ Deportment: Meek as a girl, gentle, Never spoke ignobly; Horse was good; Clothing: spattered by the rust, just returned.