The Canterbury Tales notes
- Frame Story:
A main story is composed for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories. Each of the “tales” is a story within a story.
The main story = people are traveling from London to Canterbury
Shorter stories = each person will tell 2 stories on the way to Canterbury and 2 more on the way back. - Written by Geoffrey Chaucer: Born around 1340; died 1400
Wrote in the vernacular = major influence on literature and language
Father of English literature
The first to be buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey - All of society is represented in The Canterbury Tales.
1. Clergy
2. Nobility
3. Commoners - Vocabulary (in tan packet): (testable)
Garnished – decorated, trimmed
Screeds – long, tiresome pieces of writing
Whelks – pimples
Prevarication – an evasion of truth
Avouches – asserts positively; affirms
Solicitous – showing care or concern
Preferment – an advancement in rank
Sanguine – of cheerful temperament - Social Commentary:
Can you identify social commentary in The Canterbury Tales? What is Chaucer saying about each pilgrim? What does this say about society?
Know what he’s saying about your pilgrim. What might it mean if he doesn’t really say anything?
When you read your individual prologue and tale, you should look for the social commentary, too.
Begin Reading
- "The Prologue" in Middle English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE0MtENfOMU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc8XPv_qstA - We read through the Yeoman's description in the prologue and filled in the data chart for the first 3 pilgrims.
- Students then got into their groups and read their pilgrim's description.
- They then shared this information with the class.
- We continued reading about pilgrims no groups have. We entered this info on the data chart.
- We will continue with the prologue next class.
Turn in: "Symbols of Humankind" and "The Rhyme Renaissance" questions.
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