英國文學史及選讀課件-3-Geoffrey-ChaucerPPT

1、1Part 3 Geoffrey Chaucer（1340-1400）2Todays targetsI. Geoffrey ChaucerII. The Canterbury TalesIII. Close reading of “General Prologue序曲 ”IV. Popular Ballads歌謠 3I. Geoffrey Chaucer “the father of English poetry”4born in a rich wine-merchant酒商 s family with a high social positionstudied at Oxford and C

2、ambridgein 1357 served as a count pagein 1357 in English army fighting in France1. Life:5in 1367 entered the service of King Edward III and became an ambassador大使，使節(jié) , and his visiting of European countries, esp. Italy brought him with the new tendency趨向，趨勢 of the Renaissance in Italian literature.6

3、 in 1386, he was elected as member of Parliament but then dismissed開除 because of his enemies Intrigues陰謀, 詭計 . 7 in 1389 he was appointed clerk文員文書 of the Kings works and the new king Henry IV granted授予，同意，準予 him a pension退休金;養(yǎng)老金;撫恤金 .8 died on the 25th of Oct. 1400 and was the first to be buried in

4、 the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey斯敏斯特(西敏寺)大教堂 . 91360s-1372: Romance of the Roses - a translation of the work of French writer 2. Chaucers representative works:101372- 1386: The House of Fame -名譽堂名譽堂Troylus and Criseyde -特羅伊勒斯和克萊西德特羅伊勒斯和克萊西德The Legend of Good women - 良婦傳說良婦傳說The Parliament of F

5、owls- 百鳥堂百鳥堂111386 - 1400: The Canterbury Tales (坎特伯雷故事集坎特伯雷故事集)12a. Chaucer chose the metrical form (格律格律形式形式) which laid the foundation of the English verse. 3. Chaucers achievements:13b. Chaucer greatly contributed to the founding of the English literary language. He was a great master of the Eng

6、lish language and in his hand the London dialect of his day was crystallized使成形;使具體化 into an effective weapon for satire and humor and for poetry.14II. The Canterbury Tales151. written in the years between 1387 -14002. contains 24 stories3. in the work, Chaucer created a strikingly顯著 地;顯目地;突出地 brill

7、iant and picturesque美麗如畫的；(語言)生動的，繪聲繪色的 panorama全貌;概述 of his time and his country, and its a comprehensive picture of the social reality of the poets day.Introduction164. It contains rather keen social criticism and explores the moral degradation降低,惡化,墮落 of the members of religious profession職業(yè) and

8、consuming passion for money in the feudal bourgeois追求物質享受的(人)；中產階級分子 society of Chaucers day.175. The heroic couplet (英雄雙行體英雄雙行體) was employed in the poem with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English literature.18The heroic coupleta couplet對句;雙韻 of rhyming iambic pentameters

9、抑揚五音步 often forming a distinct rhetorical as well as metrical韻律的 unit. (A couplet is two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.)iambic詩短長格, 抑揚格, 抑揚格詩pentameters五音步詩行;五音步之詩19iambic pentameters an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one.2021The origin of this form in English poetry is unknown,

10、 but Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century was the first to make extensive廣泛的 use of it. The heroic couplet became the principal meter used in drama about the mid-17th century, and the form was perfected by John Dryden and Alexander Pope The heroic couplet226. Chaucer displays his humor and irony as

11、he condemns the vicious邪惡的;墮落的;惡意的;惡毒的 characters.23III. Close reading of the part “General Prologue開場白，序幕 ”1. Its significance:A. the most important part of the whole poemB. it is a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life24C. it is a splendid顯著的;杰出的 masterpiece杰作 of realistic portr

12、ayal描繪 , the first of its kind in the history of English literature25III. Close reading of the part “General Prologue”2. Summary: see textbook3. Analysis of some parts of it:26IV. Popular Ballads:1. Definition: Ballads are anonymous narrative songs that have been preserved by oral transmission傳染,傳播

13、. 27Features: 1). a story told in song; 2). usually in 4-line stanzas(詩)節(jié)，段 with the 2nd and the 4th lines rhymed.28Popular ballads are songs and ballads which were widespread among the populace民眾，老百姓 of England and Scotland and created and preserved by the people.29 2. Types: Historical Legendary Fantastical Ballads Lyrical Humorous30 3. Robin Hood Ballads Robin Hood Ballads: the ballads which reflect Robin Hoods feats. 31Robin Hood： is a Saxon