Learn: Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales: Pilgrims, Context, and Literary Terms
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Geoffrey Chancher
The Father of English Poetry
What languages did they speak?
People spoke Middle English, but the literature was still Latin and French.
Why did people not speak English?
People felt that English couldn't convey the complexities of other languages.
What's significant about Chancer
Chancer was the first who had status that wrote poetry in English.
Life of Chancer
Father of a wine merchant, inherited money from dead relatives who died from the Plague
What job did Geoffrey get
To become a messenger for the king
Giovanni Biccacio
The Decameron
The Decameron
A group of people who fled plague ridden Florence and told stories to past time.
Canterbury Tales
Group of people on a religious pilgrimage that consisted of 29 people who were telling stories to pass time.
Framing a story
A story within a story
St. Thomas Beckett
Became a martyr in 1170, excommunicated 4 priests accused of crimes.
How did King Henry II feel about Beckett's excommunication
Opposed it and sent knights to murder Beckett
Pilgrimage
A journey to visit a grave or relies of a saint
Setting
April, Jabard Inn in London
3 Major Divisions of Pilgrims
Feudal Order, Church, Merchants
The Knight
A truly distinguished man, he never boasts. Most important person.
The Squire
The Yeoman
The Prioress
The Friar
The Merchant
Oxford Cleric
Sergeant of the Law
The Franklin
Harberdasher, Dyer, Carpente, Weaver, and Carpet Maker
The Cook
The Skipper or Shipman
The Physician
The Wife of Bath
The Parson
The Plowman
The Miller
The Manciple
The Reeve
The Summoner
The Pardoner
The Host