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GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1343-1400) - Coggle Diagram
GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1343-1400)
Father of English literature
Medieval period (14th century)
Influences: Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch
THE CANTERBURY TALES
Chaucer’s main work
Frame story: pilgrims traveling to Canterbury
Tales told by characters from
different social classes
Corruption of the Church
Satire of the nobility and clergy
Collection of 24 verse tales
THE WIFE OF BATH
Criticism of female roles in medieval society
Five husbands: marital experience and desire for controltext
Experienced and independent woman
Plot
A knight assaults a woman punishment by the queen
He must discover “what women desire most”
Answer: sovereignty and control in marriage
Transformation of the old woman into a young beauty
Message
Irony and criticism of the medieval female condition
THE BALLAD OF LORD RANDAL
Traditional medieval ballad
Plot:
1) Lord Randal returns home after meeting his lover
2) His mother questions him → poisoning revealed
3) Tragic ending: Lord Randal dies