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    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. The General Prologue introduces each of the 29 pilgrims from various social classes. They agree that each pilgrim will tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two on the return trip. The tales provide insight into medieval English society through the pilgrims' stories.

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    GEOFFREY CHAUCER

    Complete the following passage about The Canterbury Tales.


    The Canterbury Tales is a collection of tales told by pilgrims going to the shrine of Thomas
    Becket in Canterbury. The poet meets twenty-nine pilgrims at the Tabard Inn near London.
    The host suggests that they travel all together and each one tells two tales on the way to
    Canterbury and two tales on the way back to entertain their travelling companions.
    There are only twenty-four tales in the book because the work is incomplete. The General
    Prologue describes the pilgrims one by one. They are vividly portrayed and represent different
    social classes and social groups: for example, the military, the clergy the middle class and the
    trades.

    Write a description of the Prioress.


    The Prioress was called Madame Eglantine. She had an unaffected smile, a well-shaped nose,
    blue-grey eyes, a small red mouth and a fine forehead. She was a very attractive woman.
    She was elegant, too, as a matter of fact she wore a veil pleated in an attractive way. She also
    wore an elegant cloak, a red coral rosary and shining golden brooch where there was a
    crowned A and, under there were the words “ Amor vincit omnia”.
    Probably she came from an aristocratic family and rich, as a matter of fact she could speak
    French and had good table manners. She wanted to act as if she lived in the court, in fact she
    imitated the manners of the court. She had charm and a very pleasant and warm behaviour.
    As a good prioress she was full of charity and pity, especially to those who were less lucky
    than se was. She was sensitive and had got a tender heart, she loved animals, as a matter of
    fact she kept two dogs even if she shouldn’t because of the laws of the church.

    REVISION

    Answer the following questions. 


    1. Why is Chaucer considered a revolutionary poet? 
    Because he was the first humanist in English literature and because he created the foundation
    for the English metre. 
    2. Which features of poetry did he invent? 
    He invented the use of the rhyme and the heroic couplet. 
    3. Are Chaucer’s characters caricatures? 
    Yes, they are, as a matter of fact he underlines acts that his characters do but that they
    shouldn’t do.
    4. What are the main themes of the Tales?
    They are the theme of marriage, love and hypocrisy.
    5. Why can the Tales be described as both humanistic and Christian?
    Because its fundamental image is Medieval and in the Middle Ages Christianity was very
    important, but the Tales were written by Chaucer, the first humanist in English literature.
    6. Which languages did Chaucer know?
    He knew Latin, French, Italian and English.
    7. What are the Chaucer’s minor works?
    They are the translation of the Roman de la Rose, The book of the Duchess, The house of
    Fame, The Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Cressida and The Legend of Good Women.

    1. Why Chaucer’s travels to Italy are important


    Because during the travels he read Dante’s, Petrarca’s and Bocciaccio’s works.
    2. What the links between the story-tellers in the Tales and social classes in medieval society
    are
    The story tellers of the Tales provide a cross-section of the society of Middle Ages. 
    The historical and literary background to The Canterbury Tales.
    While Chaucer was writing the The Canterbury Tales England a war against France, the
    “Hundred Years’ War” (1337-1453)was fought. This war ended with the defeat of the English.
    From about 1400 in England poets began to mix the written language with the dialects used in
    London, Oxford and Cambridge. This new dialect was called “Middle English”. Poetry was no
    longer anonymous except for poetic works like ballads or works who derived from oral
    tradition.
    Some important narrative poems of this period are Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, an
    Arthurian Romance and The Vision of Piers Plowman written by William Langland.

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