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Geoffrey Chaucer - Coggle Diagram
Geoffrey Chaucer
father of modern English literature
son of a wealthy merchant family
14y.o. sent to a royal court and became a page for King Edward III
in 1359 he took part in the Hundred Year’s War
His most famous workshop were the Canterboury Tales
Collection of 24 verse tales (short stories writtenin verse)
Middle english
written in couplets iambic pentameter
start: group of 29 pilgrims start their journey from Tabard Inn
the pilgrims are separated in two stories
General prologue
Chaucer’s Retractions
we see two part of this story
General Prologue
In the opening line describe the time of the year (Spring) speaking of the awakening of nature with various example
Chaucer introduces himself as one of the pilgrims
The Wife of the bath
She is a woman of means and property
The five husband she has had and her physical features well testify to her innate sensuality