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1 The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer

2 Pilgrimage A popular custom in Medieval England was to go on a journey to visit a holy place containing a religious relic –Taken by the religious –Penance for sins –In hope of healing or protection from illness

3 The Canterbury Tales A collection of stories set within a framework of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket, martyred in 1170.

4 The Canterbury Tales To pass they time, they agree to each tell a story The teller of the most wise and pleasing story will be rewarded with a meal paid for by all the other travelers

5 The Canterbury Tales The stories explain the reason for the trip and describe the colorful characters Stories are drawn from existing tales that people of the time would have been familiar with Themes: marriage, love, sex and the connections between them

6 Activity WebQuest: visit the following websites and answer the questions… –Learn what life was really like in the Middle Ages: http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/fe udal.html http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/fe udal.html –What is your medieval professional calling?: http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdom.html http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdom.html –Learn about Geoffrey Chaucer: http://aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/cha ucer/about.acsd http://aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/cha ucer/about.acsd

7 Geoffrey Chaucer Born in London between 1340 and 1344 Son of a vintner (wine) A representative of the king, he traveled frequently Educated –Read in 4 different languages –Knowledgeable about science and literature Died October 25, 1400- buried in Westminster Abbey

8 Life as a Writer Began working on The Canterbury Tales in 1387 Considered Chaucer’s Masterpiece –1 st writer to use English in a major literary work –Gives a picture of the cross-section of society –Detailed, lifelike, engaging picture 24 tales were written before his death

9 Frame Story Frame story: a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story. The frame story leads readers from the first story into the smaller one within itstory within a story

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