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Lecture2 I ChaucerandTheCanterburyTalesII TheFolkBallads 1 TheThreeRavens2 GetUpandBartheDoor 1 PartOne theAuthor GeoffreyChaucer 1342 1400 1 Richlifeexperience Thesonofawinemerchantwhohadconnectionswiththecourt Apageinanobleman shousehold AwarprisonertakeninFranceduringtheHundredYears War AhusbandofamaidofhonortothequeenandrelativeofJohnofGaunt theDukeofLancaster whobecamehispatron AdiplomatsenttotheContinentforseveraltimes ThecontrollerofcustomsatLondon AM P forKentin1386 Apoorguyforseveralyears 2 GeoffreyChaucer 1342 1400 2 theinfluenceofhislifeexperience Hehadbroadandintimateacquaintancewithpersonshighandlowinallwalksoflifeandknewwellthewholesociallifeofhistime 3 Hishobbies Readingandwriting agoodknowledgeofLatin FrenchandItalian MorningwalkinMaytide 3 Chaucer sliterarycareer Threestagesofdevelopmentofhisliterarycareer 1 Translation 翻译 TheRomauntoftheRose inFrance 玫瑰传奇 2 Adaptation 改编 TroilusandCriseyde inItaly 特罗勒斯和克莱西 TheLegendofGoodWomen 良妇传说 TheHouseofFame 名誉堂 TheParliamentofFowls 百鸟会 3 Creation 原创 TheCanterburyTales 1387 1400 inEngland 坎特伯雷故事集 4 PartTwo theWorks ThestructureoftheexcerptofthePrologue 1 Backgroundintroduction thefairseasonandpeople sdesiretogoonpilgrimages2 Theoriginofthetales thepoet sjoiningofthepilgrims3 ThevividintroductiontothePrioress 女修道院长 andthewifeofBath 巴斯妇人 5 Thestory Onaspringevening thepoetdropshimselfattheTabardInnandhejoinsthecompanyof29pilgrimsreadyforajourneyof60milesonhorsebacktoCanterbury Theyagreetobeguilethejourneybystory tellingwitheachtotellfourstoriesgoingandturningfromthetourwiththehostoftheinnasthejudgeofthecontest Thebeststory tellerwillgainsomereward Butonly24storieswerewritten 6 PartTwo theWorks Readthefirstpart 1 Whatseemstobethemotivesofferedforthepilgrimage 2 Inwhatwaysaretheseasonandthenatureimagesimportantfactors No 2ofStudyQuestions P 7 7 Reference 1 Themotivesofferedforthepilgrimageisthatthepalmerslongtoseekthestrangecountriesofdistantsaintsandespecially theywanttoseektheholymartyrinCanterbury whogavethemhelpwhentheyweresick 2 Atthebeginningofthepoem thepoetintroducesthebestseasonofgoingpilgrimagebydescribingthesweetshowersinApril whichengendersflowers thewestwind whichblowsuponthetendershoots andthesmallbirdsinthewarmsun whicharemakingmelodies Therefore theseasonandnaturestimulatepeople sdesiretogoonpilgrimageandsettheoptimisticatmosphere Intheseways theyserveastheimportantfactorsforthepoettodevelophisnarrationofthestories 8 PartThree theAppreciation 1 CouldyoupointoutsomeliteraryfeaturesofChaucer swriting 2 WhatisthesocialsignificanceoftheCanterburyTales 3 Whatisthe framingdevice thatChaucerusesforhiscollectionofstories No 1ofStudyQuestions P 7 9 1 ThefeaturesofChaucer swriting Theuseofheroiccouplet 英雄双行体 heintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzaofvarioustypes especiallyheroiccouplet therhymedcoupletof5accentsiniambicmeter抑扬五步格偶句 toEnglishpoetry Chaucer slanguageissmooth vividandexact Heisamasterofword pictures HewritesabouttherealthingsandpersonsinhisreallifewhichformssharpcontraststothemedievalliteraturewithreligiouscolorandmoralpreachinganditbeginstherealisticstyleoftheEnglishliterature 10 2 ThesocialsignificanceoftheCanterburyTales ItisChaucer smasterpieceandoneofthemonumentalworksinEnglishliterature recognizedasthefirstbookofpoetrywrittenintheEnglishlanguage 1 Asaforerunnerofhumanismandtakingthestandoftherisingbourgeoisie Chauceraffirmsmenandwomen srighttopursuetheirhappinessonearthandopposesthedogmaofasceticismpreachedbythechurch 2 Helashesthewholebodyoftheclergybyexposingthegreedanddebaucheryoftheclerics whichreflectshispoliticalviewpointagainstthecorruptionoftheCatholicChurch 3 Thebookgivesarich intricatetapestryofmedievalsociallife combiningelementsofallclasses fromnoblestoworkers frompriestsandnunstodrunkardsandthieves 11 3 Chaucer sframingdevice Acollectionofstoriesstrungtogetherwiththegeneralprologueformsasimpleplan ThereisanintimateconnectionbetweenthetalesandthePrologue bothcomplementingeachother Thepersonalityofthehostaffordsaclearstringofconnectionfromthefirsttothelasttale 12 OralLiterature FolkBallads WhilemostofthewrittenliteratureinfeudalEnglandwasintendedonlyfortheupperclasses theEnglishpeoplehadaliteratureoftheirown notwrittenbutoral EnglishfolksongshadexistedlongbeforetheNormanConquestandthesongtraditioncontinuedafterit 13 1 Thedefinitionandcontentofballads Definition aballadisastorytoldinsong usuallyinquatrains 4 linestanzas withthesecondandfourthlinesrhymed Whenitwaschantedbyballad singers theaudiencejoinedinarefrain 重唱 whichusuallyfollowedeachstanza 诗节 TheballadsareinvariousEnglishandScottishdialects createdcollectivelybythepeopleandoftenrevisedintheprocessofbeingpasseddownfromlipstolips Theyaremainlytheliteratureofthepeasants whichenablesonetounderstandtheoutlookoftheEnglishcommonpeopleinfeudalsociety 14 2 Thesubjectsofballads Thesubjectsofballadsarevariousinkind asthestruggleofyoungloversagainsttheirfeudal mindedfamilies theconflictbetweenloveandwealth thecrueltyofjealousy thecriticismofthecivilwar andthemattersofclassstruggle OfparamountimportancearetheballadsofRobinHood 关于好汉罗宾汉的民谣 15 3 Thefeaturesofballads SixfeaturesofballadsfromP 7toP 8 1 simplelanguage quatrains 四行诗节 therhymescheme 韵制 abcb2 wonderfulstory balladry 民谣创作 3 thedominantmoodortoneiseithertragicorcomic 4 theuseofhyperbole 夸张 5 theuseofmusic6 theuseofrefrainsandotherkindsofrepetitions liturgy 礼拜形式 incantation 咒语 符咒 16 TheThreeRavens 1 Notes down 羽绒derry 古民谣中无意义的字眼nigh 在附近的 地 fallow 金黄色的 淡黄色的ere 在 之前2 Questions Whathappensinthisballadandwhatisthemoodofit Whatisitstheme 17 Reference Thethreeravenswitnessaknight shoundsandhawksprotecthimandhismistressburyhim Whatismore hismistresscommitssuicidelater Themoodistragic Thethemeisloyalty Iteulogizesthe