Geoffrey_Chaucer_(杰弗里。乔叟)
英美文学 杰弗里乔叟 Geoffrey Chaucer
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And the small fowl are making melody That sleep away the night with open eye (so nature pricks them and their heart engages) 小鸟的歌喉多么清脆优美，
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Chaucer greatly contributed to the founding of the English literary language, the basis of which was formed by the London dialect, so profusely used by the poet.
couplet)
E.g. A thousand times have I heard men telle That there is joye in heven and peyne in helle (alliterative verse---- metrical form)
laid the foundation of the English tonico-syllabic verse
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Position of Geoffrey Chacuer
a. the father of English poetry b. the father of English fiction c. the forerunner of English renaissance d. one of the greatest narrative poets of England e. the first poet who wrote in English language f. the first English realistic poet
杰弗里·乔叟(Geoffrey
• 1357年做宫廷侍童， • 1359年参加对法作战时被俘，翌年由国王赎 回， • 1361年-1367年在内殿法学协会受训， • 1366年与王后寝宫的女官结婚，此后多次代 表爱德华三世出使欧洲大陆，到过比利时、法 国、意大利等国，有机会遇见薄伽丘与彼特拉 克，这对他的文学创
杰弗里· 乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer)
（Geoffrey Chaucer， 1342年—1400年），英国 中世纪著名作家，出生于一个 酒商家庭。1359年随爱德华 三世的部队远征法国，被法军 俘虏，不久以黄金赎回。乔叟 当过国王侍从，出使许多欧洲 国家，两度访问意大利，发现 了但丁、薄伽丘和彼特拉克的 作品，对他的文学创作起了极 大的作用。
★杰弗雷· 乔叟(Geoffrey Chaucer,约
三个时期
• 乔叟的诗歌创作分为三个时期：
• ①法国影响时期（1359～1372）：主要翻译并仿效法国诗人的 作品，创作了《悼公爵夫人》(The Book of the Duchess (1369))，用伦敦方言翻译了法国中世纪长篇叙事诗《玫瑰传奇》 等。 • ②意大利影响时期（1372～1386）：诗人接触了资产阶级人文 主义的进步思想。这一时期的创作如《百鸟会议》、《特罗伊勒 斯和克莱西德》(Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1385))、《好女 人的故事》，反映了作者面向生活现实的创作态度和人文主义观 点。 • ③成熟时期（1386～1400）：乔叟在这最后15年里从事《坎 特伯雷故事集》的创作。无论在内容和技巧上都达到他创作的顶 峰。他首创的英雄双韵体为以后的英国诗人所广泛采用，被誉为 “英国诗歌之父”。 • 乔叟早期的创作受意大利和法国文学的影响。他把法国文学 中的骑士传奇、抒情诗和动物寓言故事等引入英国文学。其早期 作品《特罗勒斯和克莱西德》(1385)，人物性格塑造生动细腻， 语言机智幽默。 从1377年开始，乔叟多次
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杰弗雷·乔叟(Geoffrey Chaucer,约1343～1400）英国诗人。 杰弗雷·乔叟(Geoffrey Chaucer,约1343～1400）英国诗人。 他的个人生活是 相当丰富的：1357年做宫廷侍童，1359年 相当丰富的：1357年做宫廷侍童，1359年 参加对法作战时被俘，翌年由国王赎回，1361年 1367年在内 参加对法作战时被俘，翌年由国王赎回，1361年-1367年在内 1366 殿法学协会受训，1366年与王后寝宫的女官结婚，此后多次代 殿法学协会受训，1366年与王后寝宫的女官结婚，此后多次代 表爱德华三世出使欧洲大陆，到过比利时、法国、意大利等国， 有机会遇见薄伽丘与彼特拉克，这对他的文学创作产生了很大的 影响。 1374年，乔叟任伦敦毛皮关税管理员，1382年兼任酒类及其 1374年，乔叟任伦敦毛皮关税管理员，1382年兼任酒类及其 它商品的关税管理员。1385年，乔叟任肯特郡治安法官，第二 它商品的关税管理员。1385年，乔叟任肯特郡治安法官，第二 年被选为该郡骑士代表出席议会下院。 1389年理查德亲政后，乔叟又先后担任过王室建筑工程主事 1389年理查德亲政后，乔叟又先后担任过王室建筑工程主事 和萨默塞特王室森林副主管。乔叟在庇护者失宠期间，被剥夺了 官位和年金，经济拮据。他曾写过打油诗《致空囊》 官位和年金，经济拮据。他曾写过打油诗《致空囊》给刚登基的 亨利四世，申诉自己的贫穷。 1400年乔叟逝世，安葬在伦敦威斯敏特斯教堂的“ 1400年乔叟逝世，安葬在伦敦威斯敏特斯教堂的“诗人之 角”(Poet's Corner)，他也是第一位葬于此的诗人。 Corner)，他也是第一位葬于此的诗人。
杰费雷·乔叟--Geoffrey Chaucer
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在这时节，有一天，我正停憩在伦敦南岸萨得克 的泰巴客店，虔心诚意，准备去坎特伯雷朝圣， 到了晚上，客店中来了二十九位形形色色的朝 圣客，凑巧结成了旅伴，他们都不约而同，要 赴坎特伯雷的盛会；当时客店的屋舍马厩却很 宽敞，我们舒舒服服地安顿下来。简单说来， 到了夕阳西沉的时分，我已同每人相识交谈， 约定了一齐早起出发。可是，在我开讲这故事 之前，我想暂抽一部分时间，先谈一下每人的 个别情况，由我的角度看去，他们是何种人物， 属于哪一个社会阶层，穿着怎样。现在我将先 讲一个武士。
Unit 1 Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
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杰弗里·乔叟简介
英国最早具有人文主义思想的代表诗人，也 是现实主义文学的奠基人。早年受法国文 学的影响，代表作品是《悼公爵夫人》 (The Book of the Duchess)和用伦敦方言翻 译了法国中世纪长篇叙事诗《玫瑰传奇》 等。中期的代表诗作有《声誉之堂》(The House of Fame)和《特罗伊勒斯和克莱西 德》(Troilus and Criseyde)，肯定爱情和 个人幸福，反对封建专制和压迫，反映了 作者现实主义的创作态度和人文主义观点。
杰弗里·乔叟简介
乔叟在最后十五年里创作了《坎特伯雷故事》 (The Canterbury Tales)，这部作品是英国 文学史上现实主义文学作品的第一部杰作， 充满了浓郁的生活气息和时代特点，也反 映了当时社会处于封建社会向资本主义社 会过渡时期，带有强烈的人文主义色彩， 无论在英国文学还是在语言上都起了重大 的作用。他也是英国文学史上首位用伦敦 方言写作的作家，加强了伦敦方言在英国 文学史上的地位。英国十七世纪作家约 翰·德莱顿称他为“英国诗歌之父”。
吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》配套题库【章节题库（含名校考研真题）-第三章杰弗里
吴伟仁《英国⽂学史及选读》配套题库【章节题库（含名校考研真题）-第三章杰弗⾥第三章杰弗⾥·乔叟填空题1. Geoffrey Chaucer’s famous work ______ contains 20-odd stories unified by a fictitious pilgrimage.（天津外国语2008研）【答案】The Canterbury Tales【解析】乔叟的代表作是《坎特伯雷故事集》，其中涵盖了20个完整的、虚构出来的朝圣之旅的故事。
（乔叟在去世前只完成了全书的总引和20个完整的故事，另有4个故事的残⽚。
）2. ______ is generally considered to be Chaucer’s masterpiece. （国际关系学院2007研）【答案】The Canterbury Tales【解析】《坎特伯雷故事集》被公认为是乔叟的代表作。
3. The English great writer Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1343 and died in 1400. His most important work is ______, a long poem made up of a general introduction and 24 stories. （南开⼤学2007研）【答案】The Canterbury Tales【解析】乔叟的代表作是《坎特伯雷故事集》，是⼀⾸由⼀篇序⾔和24个故事（其中22个诗体和两个散⽂体）组成的长诗。
4. The most magnificent prose work of the 15th century is Le Morte D’ Arthur concerning with _______ legend.【答案】Arthurian【解析】15世纪左右公认的集⼤成作品为《亚瑟王之死》，是关于亚瑟王的传奇故事。
Geoffery_Chaucer_杰弗里·乔叟简介
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offrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340～1400),
the most prominent literary figure in Middle English period is “ the father of English poetry ” .
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Chaucer's literary works are roughly divided into three periods, according to his three periods of life.
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He once served as a page to Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster and in 1367 he entered the service of King Edward III , who made Chaucer involved in diplomatic errands for nearly ten years.
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The third period covers the last
fifteen years of the poet's life: from 1386 to 1400, when Chaucer stopped being the mere interpreter of other poets and produced his own works of full maturity. The Canterbury Tales, one of the monumental works in English literature, was composed during this period.
王守仁《英国文学选读》(第2版)笔记和课后习题详解(杰弗里 乔叟)【圣才出品】
第1单元杰弗里•乔叟1.1 复习笔记Geoffrey Chaucer （杰弗里·乔叟）（1340-1400）1. Life （生平）Geoffrey Chaucer, born in 1343 in London, is the founder of English poetry. He was the son of a wine merchant who had connections with the Court. He later became a courtier and comptroller.Chaucer’s learning was wide in scope. He obtained a good knowledge of Latin, French and Italian. He had broad and intimate acquaintance with persons high and low in all walks of life, and knew well the whole life of his time, which left great impressions upon his works and particularly upon his variegated depiction of the English society of his time.He died in 1400 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, thus founding the Poets’ Corner.杰弗里·乔叟于1343年出生于伦敦，他是英语诗歌之父。
他是一个与宫廷有联系的酒商的儿子。
他后来担任过侍臣和审计官。
乔叟知识渊博。
他精通拉丁语、法语和意大利语。
他结交广泛且易与人深交，无论是贵族还是贫民,因此他深谙所处世事。
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《坎特伯雷故事集》特点
• 一、它展现了广阔的社会画面。香客来自社会各 个阶层：骑士、僧侣、学者、律师、商人、手工 业者、自耕农、磨坊主等。 • 二、它综合采用了中世纪的各种文学体裁，有骑 士传奇、圣徒传、布道文、寓言等。 • 三、总序和开场白中对人物的描写和故事本身饶 有趣味，充满幽默感。 • 四、语言带上了讲述人自身的特征，每人所讲的 故事都体现出讲述人的身份、趣味、爱好、职业 和生活经验。
5.《特洛伊罗斯与克瑞西达》--乔叟对中世纪宫廷爱情文学 传统的继承与超越 Troilus and Criseyde:Chaucer and Courtly Love Tradition [四川师范大学学报（社会科学版） Journal of Sichuan Normal University(Social Sciences Edition)] 肖明翰 6.乔叟语言艺术中的讽刺幽默 Ironical Humor in Chaucer‘s Language Art [哈尔滨学院学报 Journal of Harbin University] 王欣 7. 乔叟的梦幻诗和欧洲中世纪梦幻文学传统 Chaucer's Dream Poetry and the Medieval Tradition of Dream Vision [外国文学研究 Foreign Literature Studies] 刘进 , Liu Jin 8.论乔叟人文主义思想的形成 The Evolving of Chaucer's Humanism [徐州师范大学学报（哲学社会科学版） Journal of Xuzhou Normal University(Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition)] 王莹章
杰弗里·乔叟_英语介绍
杰弗里· 乔叟
Life and Career
杰弗里· 乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer，1343年－1400 年），The father of English poetry，the first realistic writer in the British literary history.(英国诗 歌之父,英国文学史上第一位现实主义作家) Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher （哲学家）, bureaucrat （官僚） , courtier （朝臣） and diplomat （外交家）. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative （框架叙述） The Canterbury Tales , Sometimes called the father of English literature.
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first or the French period （1360-1372 ）
⑴ The Romance of the Rose《玫瑰传奇》
⑵The Book of the Duchess 《悼公爵夫人》
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second Troilus and Criseyda 《特洛伊罗斯与克瑞西达》
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The
Canterbury Tales 《坎特伯雷故事集》 (绘制了当时的英国社 会全景图被认为是英 国文学史上的一座丰 碑)
中古英语时期：Geoffrey_Chaucer_(杰弗里。乔叟)
3. The third or the English period, his best period (1387-1400) The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集》 His masterpiece and a representative works of the Middle Ages.
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III. The Canterbury Tales
1. It has 24 stories. 2.It is the description of the pilgrims（ 朝圣者 ）who tell stories. 3. It is about the life of ordinary people. 4. It gives vivid characters, with humor and satire（讽刺）.
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8. The significance of The Canterbury Tales 1).It gives a comprehensive picture of Chaucer’s time. The gentle class--- the burgher（市民）---- the professionals 2). The dramatic structure of the poem: the stories are well woven by “links”. 3). Chaucer’s humor----- characteristics feature of English literature ---- gentle satire and mild irony.
Heroic Couplet: the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter. (英雄双韵体) Iambic Pentameter: is the most common English meter, in which each foot contains an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable. (五音步抑扬格 )
Geoffrey Chaucer乔叟英文简介
While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde, he is best known today for The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. Chaucer was a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin
杰弗里乔叟的英文简介
杰弗里乔叟的英文简介杰弗里·乔叟,英国中世纪著名作家，安葬在伦敦威斯敏特斯教堂的“诗人之角”，下面是店铺为你整理的杰弗里乔叟的英文简介，希望对你有用!杰弗里·乔叟简介Geoffrey Chaucer (about 1343 ~ 1400) British poet. His personal life is quite rich: 1357 years to do the court paternity, 1359 years to participate in the war when the law was captured, the following year by the king of redemption, 1361 - 1367 in the Temple Law Association training, 1366 and the queen of the palace The women's marriage, after many times on behalf of Edward III to the European continent, to Belgium, France, Italy and other countries, have the opportunity to meet Boccaccio and Petrak, which his literary creation had a great impact. In 1374, Chaucer was the London fur management officer, and in 1382 served as the tariff manager for alcohol and other commodities. In 1385, Chaucer was the magistrate of Kent, the second year was elected to the county knight to attend the lower house of parliament. In 1389 years after the KMT government, Chaucer has served as the royal construction works and Somerset royal forest deputy director. Chaucer was deprived of official and annuities during the asylum of the asylum, and the economy was strained. He had written the oil poem "to the empty capsule" to just ascend to Henry IV, complain about their own poverty. In 1400, Joao died and was buried at Poet's Corner in London's Westminster Church. He was also the first poet to be buried here.Chaucer's poetic creation is divided into three periods: (1) the French influence period (1360 ~ 1372): the main translation and follow the works of the French poet, created the "Duchess" (TheBook of the Duchess (1369) Dialect translation of the French medieval long narrative poem "rose legend" and so on. ② the Italian influence period (1372 ~ 1386): the poet came into contact with the progressive thinking of bourgeois humanism. The creation of this period, such as the "Birds Conference", "Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1385))," The Story of a Good Woman ", reflects the author's creation for the reality of life Attitude and humanism.③ mature period (1386 ~ 1400): Chaucer in the last 15 years in the "Canterbury story set" creation. Both in content and skills to achieve the pinnacle of his creation. His first heroic rhyme is widely used by British poets later, known as "the father of British poetry."The early creation of Chaucer was influenced by Italian and French literature. He introduced the literature of knights in the French literature, the lyrics and animal fables, and so on. Its early works "Trolls and Clay West" (1385), character character to create vivid and delicate, language witty humor.From 1377 onwards, Chaucer repeatedly made the European continent, in contact with Dante, Pietrak and Boccaccio and others works. These writers anti-feudal anti-religious spirit and humanism, so that Chaucer's creative thinking has undergone profound changes, began to turn to realism. The narrative poem "Trolls and the West", which is rewritten according to a long poem of Boccaccio, rejects the traditions of fantasy and fables, instead of the description of the characters and life details in the real world. A realist work.Chaucer carried out the creation of The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) in the last fifteen years of his life. This is his most outstanding work.Chaucer's vision, profound observation, rich writing style,truly reflect the lives of different social classes, created a realist tradition of British literature, Shakespeare and Dickens have an impact."Canterbury story set" is the British writer Chaucer's novel. The work describes a group of pilgrims gathered in a small London hotel, ready to pilgrimage to Canterbury. Shopkeepers suggested that pilgrims on the way to the two stories, to see who speak the best. The story set includes 23 stories, one of the most wonderful stories are: the knight's story of love tragedy, the story of the knight's knight's knight, the soldier who sells the crucifixion, the talisman's story, the businessman's story The story of the family disputes, the story of the farmer's touching love and generosity. The works extensively reflect the British social life of the embryonic period of capitalism, exposing the corruption of the church, the greed and hypocrisy of the priest, condemning the asceticism of human nature, affirming the secular love life.The artistic achievements of the Canterbury Tales are very high, far exceeding the previous British literary works, the first example of the realism in British literary history. The work combines humor and satire, and the comedy is strong, and most of the stories are written in double rhyme poems, which have had an impact on later English literature. People figure clear, lively language. Chaucer's creation of the vibrant London dialect also laid the foundations for the English literary language. His first heroic rhyme was widely used by British poets in the future, and Chaucer was hailed as "the father of English poetry."杰弗里·乔叟作品Geoffrey Chaucer (1340 - 1400), a famous British medieval writer, was born in a wine family. 1359 years with the troops of Edward III leap in France, captured by the French army, and soonto redemption. Chaucer became king's attendants, made many European countries, twice visited Italy, found Dante, Boccaccio and Petrak's works, his literary creation played a great role. The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, The House of Fowles, The House of Fae, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, The House of Fowles, "The Legend of Good Women" and "Troilus and Criseyde". Chaucer died in London on October 25, 1400, and was buried in the corner of the poet in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer's death is unknown, may be murdered, the British medieval research expert Terry Jones had a book "Who murdered Chaucer?" Chaucer first took the London dialect writing, and the creation of "heroic bimodal", the British national language and literature development great influence, it is known as "the father of British poetry."。
吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》（重排版）笔记和考研真题详解-杰弗里
吴伟仁《英国⽂学史及选读》（重排版）笔记和考研真题详解-杰弗⾥第3章杰弗⾥?乔叟3.1复习笔记Geoffrey Chaucer(1340-1400)(杰弗⾥·乔叟)1.Life(⽣平)Geoffrey Chaucer,born in or about1343in London,is the“father of English poetry”and one of the greatest narrative poets of England.He was the son of a prosperous merchant,and later became a courtier and comptroller.Chaucer’s learning was wide in scope.He obtained a good knowledge of Latin,French and Italian.He had broad and intimate acquaintance with persons high and low in all walks of life,and knew well the whole life of his time,which left great impressions upon his works and particularly upon his variegated depiction of the English society of his time.He died in1400and was buried in Westminster Abbey,thus founding the“Poets’Corner”.杰弗⾥·乔叟于1343年（或1343年左右）出⽣于伦敦，他被誉为“英国诗歌之⽗”，也是英国最伟⼤的叙事诗⼈之⼀。
他是富商之⼦，之后⼜当了朝⾂和审计官。
坎特伯雷故事主要内容
坎特伯雷故事主要内容
《坎特伯雷故事集》（The Canterbury Tales）是英国中世纪文学中的一部杰作，由英国文学家杰弗里·乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer）创作，于14世纪末至15世纪初成书。
这部作品以中世纪英格兰的社会生活为背景，以一群朝圣者的故事为主线，以鲜活的描写和幽默的讽刺闻名。
主要内容如下：
朝圣者的聚会：故事以一组来自不同社会阶层的29名朝圣者汇聚在坎特伯雷城的坎特伯雷大教堂为开端。
他们的目的是前往坎特伯雷朝圣，参拜圣托马斯·贝克特的圣殿，希望得到宗教赦免和祝福。
故事娱乐：为了打发旅途中的时间，朝圣者决定轮流讲述故事，每人讲两个故事，一个去程一个回程。
这些故事涵盖了各种题材，包括爱情、骗术、宗教、道德、骑士精神等，展示了不同社会阶层和性格的人物。
朝圣者的描写：在故事的叙述中，乔叟以鲜活生动的笔法为每位朝圣者塑造了具体形象，展示了他们的特征、品性和人生观。
这些人物包括骑士、修道士、商人、牧师、厨师、诗人等，每个都具有独特的性格。
讽刺与反思：乔叟以幽默的讽刺和深刻的反思来描述朝圣者们的行为和故事。
通过这些故事，他对当时的社会、宗教、道德和人性进行了深刻的剖析和反思。
这使得作品不仅仅是一部娱乐作品，还是一部具有思考和启发价值的文学杰作。
《坎特伯雷故事集》被认为是中世纪文学的巅峰之作，同时也对英国文学产生了深远的影响。
它以多元化的故事、丰富的角色和深刻的主题，展示了乔叟的文学才华和对当时社会的观察力。
王守仁《英国文学选读》笔记和课后习题详解(1-5章)【圣才出品】
第1单元杰弗里•乔叟1.1复习笔记Geoffrey Chaucer(杰弗里·乔叟)(1343-1400)1.Life(生平)Geoffrey Chaucer,born in1343in London,is the founder of English poetry.He was the son of a wine merchant who had connections with the Court.He later became a courtier and comptroller.Chaucer’s learning was wide in scope.He obtained a good knowledge of Latin, French and Italian.He had broad and intimate acquaintance with persons high and low in all walks of life,and knew well the whole life of his time,which left great impressions upon his works and particularly upon his variegated depiction of the English society of his time.He died in1400and was buried in Westminster Abbey,thus founding the Poets’Corner.杰弗里·乔叟于1343年出生于伦敦，他是英语诗歌之父。
他是一个与宫廷有联系的酒商的儿子。
他后来担任过侍臣和审计官。
乔叟知识渊博。
他精通拉丁语、法语和意大利语。
他结交广泛且易与人深交，无论是贵族还是贫民,因此他深谙所处世事。
这尤其有益于他在作品中对英国社会的刻画。
Chaucer
Also among the works of this period are the unfinished Legend of Good Women, a poem telling of nine classical heroines, which introduced the heroic couplet (two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter) into English verse; the prose fragment The Treatise on the Astrolabe, written for his son Lewis; and Troilus and Criseyde, based on Boccaccio's Filostrato, one of the great love poems in the English language (see Troilus and Cressida). In Troilus and Criseyde, Chaucer perfected the seven-line stanza later called rhyme royal.
（Geoffrey Chaucer, 1343 - 1400），诗人，生于富商之家，与王室关系密切.
曾数度出使法国和意大利等欧洲大陆国家，还担任过海关官员和法官等公职。乔叟的文学创作深受法国文学、特别是文艺复兴时期的意大利文学的影响，其主要作品有《公爵夫人之书》（The Book of the Dutchess）、《声誉之堂》（The House of Fame）、《百鸟议会》（The Parliament of Fowls）以及他的代表作 《坎特伯雷故事集》（The Canterbury Tales）等。
杰弗里·乔叟 英语介绍
3可是在我叙述故事之前， 让我占用诸位一 点时间， 依我之见似乎还很必要， 把每人的情况作些 介绍。 谈谈他们从事什么行业， 社会地位属于哪个 阶层， 容貌衣着举止又是如何， 那么我就 先把骑士说说
When zephyrs have breathed softly all about 西风轻拂，催生草木 Inspiring every wood and field to sprout, 空中朝气勃勃的太阳已过白羊座处 And in the zodiac the youthful sun 转眼便是四月之初 His journey halfway through the Ram has run; 美丽的自然撩拨万物的心弦 When little birds are busy with their song 鸟儿不辞昼夜忙于歌唱 Who sleep with open eyes the whole night long 生机唤醒了它们的心与内在的激荡
6《百鸟议会》(The
Parliament of
Fowls,1380) 7《特洛伊罗斯与克丽西达》（Troilus and Cryseyde） 他翻译过的法国文学作品有《玫瑰传奇》 (Romance of the Rose)
坎特伯雷故事集(The Canterbury Tales)简介：
And specially in England people ride 在英格兰尤甚 To Canterbury from every countryside 人们从各个角落去往坎特伯雷城 To visit there the blessed martyred saint 去朝拜那有神佑的殉道圣人 Who gave them strength when they were sick and faint. 那个在他们脆弱无助时给予帮助的灵魂
乔叟中世纪英国最杰出的诗人与作家
乔叟中世纪英国最杰出的诗人与作家乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer）是中世纪英国最杰出的诗人与作家之一。
他以其作品《坎特伯雷故事集》（The Canterbury Tales）闻名于世，被誉为英国文学的奠基者。
本文将探讨乔叟的生平和作品，并分析其对中世纪英国文学的巨大影响。
乔叟生于14世纪初期，具体的出生日期并不清楚。
虽然他的家庭地位并不高贵，但乔叟通过自己的才华和努力，成功地进入了英国社会上层。
他曾在宫廷中担任重要职务，包括国王爱德华三世的侍从和政府官员。
乔叟的官职和社交圈子使他有机会接触到各个社会阶层的人，这为他后来创作《坎特伯雷故事集》这一展现中世纪社会面貌的作品提供了丰富的素材。
《坎特伯雷故事集》是乔叟最著名的作品，也是中世纪英国文学的里程碑之一。
该作品以一群人在朝圣途中相互讲故事的框架展开，每个人都要讲一到两个故事。
这些故事涉及到中世纪社会各个阶层的人物和事件，涵盖了爱情、幽默、宗教、政治等多个领域。
通过这种多样的故事形式，乔叟揭示了中世纪社会的方方面面，展现了人性的善恶、宽容与偏见，通过讽刺和幽默的手法批判了当时社会的弊端。
在《坎特伯雷故事集》中，乔叟采用了中英混合的写作风格，独特的语言表达使得他的作品成为中世纪英国文学中的瑰宝。
乔叟创造性地运用了英语中的方言和俚语，使作品具有了浓厚的本土色彩。
他通过丰富细腻的描写和生动的对话，刻画了各类人物的形象，展现了他对社会的深刻洞察力。
除了《坎特伯雷故事集》，乔叟还创作了许多其他的诗歌和散文作品。
其中，最为著名的是《特洛伊罗马史》（Troilus and Criseyde）和《最后审判》（The Book of the Duchess）。
《特洛伊罗马史》是一部爱情史诗，讲述了特洛伊王子特洛伊勒斯和克丽谢达之间的悲剧爱情故事。
《最后审判》则是一部悼念作品，表达了乔叟对逝去的约翰·奇尔彻和黑衣夫人的哀悼之情。
乔叟的作品对中世纪英国文学产生了深远的影响。
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• The Prologue of the Wife of Bath’s Tale The wife of Bath speaking “Experience--and no matter what they say In books--is good enough authority For me to speak of trouble in marriage. For ever since I was twelve years of age, Thanks be to God, I’ve had no less than five Husbands at church door--if one may believe I could be wed so often legally!” (P.220)
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7.The Wife of Bath （巴斯城的妇女） 巴斯城的妇女）
• The wife of Bath shows Chaucer’s keen observation and his unsurpassed (无比的) talent for characterization. • She is the owner of a cloth factory, lighthearted, merry, somewhat vulgar (粗俗的), and exceedingly (非常) talkative. • It is a vivid sketch (概述) of a woman of the middle class, and a colorful picture of the domestic life of that class in Chaucer’s day.
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IV. Chaucer’s Contribution
1. He introduced from Italy and France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic meter (heroic couplet) to English poetry, instead of the old Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse. 2. He was the first great poet who wrote in English language (Middle English), thus establishing English as the literary language. 3. He did much in making the London dialect 无忧PPT整理发布 the foundation for modern English language.
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5.The Outline and the Prologue
Outline of the Story Tabard (泰巴客店 泰巴客店) 泰巴客店 29 (30) pilgrims, to Canterbury 24 stories written All major types of medieval literature The Prologue (序诗) a framework for the tales vivid sketches of typical figures from all walks of life The Prologue supplies a miniature(小画像) of 小画像) the English society of the time 无忧PPT整理发布
8. The significance of The Canterbury Tales 1).It gives a comprehensive picture of Chaucer’s time. The gentle class--- the burgher---- the professionals 2). The dramatic structure of the poem: the stories are well woven by “links”. 3). Chaucer’s humor----- characteristics feature of English literature ---- gentle satire and mild irony.
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Theme
• Chaucer is influenced by the early Italian Renaissance, and he believes in man’s right to pursue earthly happiness. He is anxious to see man freed from superstitions and a blind belief in fate. He is always keen to praises man’s energy, adroitness, intellect, quick wit and love of life. He exposes and satirizes the social evils, esp. the religious abuses. 无忧PPT整理发布
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II. Literary Career 1. The first or the French period (1360-1372)
1) The Romaunt of the Rose 《玫瑰传奇》 a translation, popular in Middle ages 2) The Book of the Duchess 《悼公爵夫人》 the best work of the time 2. The second or the Italian period (1372-1386) Troilus and Criseyde 《特罗伊洛斯和克瑞西德》 a poem of a love story
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Some previous literary sources
• Boccaccio薄伽丘(Giovanni, 1313-1375, 文艺复 兴时期意大利作家, Decameron《十日谈》的作 者) • Dante 但丁(意大利诗人,1265-1321) • Ovid: Roman poet known for his explorations of love, especially the Art of Love (c. 1 b.c. ) and Metamorphoses (c. a.d. 8). 奥维德：公元前 43 年- 公元 17年罗马诗人，以其对爱的研究，尤其 是《爱的艺术》（公元前1年 )和《变形记》（公 元 8年）而闻名。
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I. Chaucer’s Life
Chaucer’s active career as courtier(侍臣), soldier, diplomat, and civil servant provided him not only with knowledge but also experiences which accounted for the wide range of his writings.
6.The Tales
The famous ones are the story of : 1) the wife of Bath（巴斯夫人）, 2) the Knight（骑士）, 3) the Pardoner Pardoner（卖赎罪卷者）, , 4) the Nun’s Priest（尼姑的教士）, 5) the Prologue（序诗）.
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Chaucer’s life experience
• 1. He was born into a wine merchant family in London. • 2. At 17, he became a page in a nobleman’s household. • 3. At 19, he went to France with the English army and was imprisoned • 4. He was married to a maid of honor to the queen at 26. • 5. At 27 he entered the service of the king. • 6. From 1372-1373 he went to Italy on diplomatic missions. • 7. In 1374, he was made controller of customs in London. • 8. He was even made MP（Member of Parliament 议员） for Kent in 1386. • 9. He died in 1400 . • 10. He was buried in Westminster Abbey—the Poets’ Corner.
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III. The Canterbury Tales
1. It has 24 stories. 2.It is the description of the pilgrims（ 朝圣者 ）who tell stories. 3. It is about the life of ordinary people. 4. It gives vivid characters, with humor and satire.
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3. The third or the English period, his best period (1387-1400) The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集》 His masterpiece and a representative works of the Middle Ages.