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CHAUCER AND THE CANTERBURY TALES - Coggle Diagram
CHAUCER AND THE CANTERBURY TALES
LIFE
He was born in London in 1340 from a rich family
He travelled to France and Italy as a diplomat
He discovered the works of the great Italian writers
He died in 1400 and he is buried in Westminster Abbey (Poet's Corner)
IMPORTANCE OF HIS MAIN WORK
It was the first published book of poetry in English
English becomes the vehicle for artistic and literary expression.
THEMES
The Pilgrimage
Typical experience in the Middle Ages
Double meaning
Individual spiritual experience
Collective and social event
It allows people to get in touch with each others
The changing role of women in society
The role and importance of storytelling to reveal the
meaning of life
The variety of human life and experiences
SOCIAL SUBVERSION
A vivid portrait of English medieval society
Real-life characters
New emerging classes
Many female characters
Women are gaining freedom of movement and are gaining independence
STYLE
Narrative poem
Narrative frame
The pilgrims meet in London and decide to tell two storiies each
Two main verse forms
The heroic couplet
Rhyming couplets of iambic pentameters
The 'rhyme royal'
Seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameters