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TIMELINE
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CONTENTS
CHAUCER
1.LifeandWorks
2.TheCanterburyTales
3.Charactersandstories
BOCCACCIO
1.LifeandWorks
2.Decameron
ChaucervsBoccaccio
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C H A U C E R L i f e a n d W o r k s
BIRTH 1343?,London
MARRIAGE In1360shemarriedPhilippa
TRIPTOITALY 1372-1373,hemetPetrachinFlorence
WORKEDASACLERK 1386Westminster,Windsor,Tower
LASTTENYEARS(from1387) WorkedonTheCanterburyTales
DEATH1400,buriedinWestminsterAbbey-
beginningofpoetscorner
GeoffreyChaucerisconsideredthe
FatherofEnglishPoetryandthe
firstgreatwriterinEnglish.
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C H A U C E R
L i f e a n d W o r k s
Chaucersworkscanbedividedintothreeperiods:
THEFRENCHPERIOD
TheRoumantoftherose
ThebookoftheDuchess
THEITALIANPERIOD
TheParliamentofFowls
TheHouseofFame
TheLegendofGoodWomen
THEENGLISHPERIOD
TheCanterburyTales
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T H E C A N T E R B U R Y T A L E S
ThewaytoCanterbury
TheCanterburyTalesisagroupofstories
toldbythirtypilgrimswhoaregoingto
Canterburytovisitthegraveof
ThomasBecket.
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Canterbury(Durovernumcan^corum)wasfoundedbyRomansneartheRiver
Stour,intheSouth-westofBritain.
Thisholy,celes^alcityisoneofthemostimportantreligiousplaceswhere
pilgrimsgoto.Thepilgrimagesaredue
tothecitysmostfamousbuilding:the
cathedral.
Therearealsotwomonasteriesand
theoldestpublicschoolinBritain.The
townwasdestroyedduringtheSecondWorldWar.
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ThomasBecketwasthearchbishopofCanterburywhowasmurdered
on29thDecember1170
inCanterburyCathedral.
L I F E H A P P E N I N G S
1118:BirthinLondon
1154:WorkedasaChancellor
1162:ArchbishopofCanterbury
1170:MurderedFromthat^me:Thepilgrimagesbegan
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C H A R A C T E R S A N D S T O R I E S
All together the pilgrims are twenty-nine. Thereare men and women,youngandold,fatandthin,uglyandbea^ful,poormenandlords.
Chaucer presents the characters one by one and describes their main
featuresinasimple,precisestyle.
Herethereisalistofthemainones:
Theknight ThemillerThesquire Theparson
Thecountryman Thesummoner
Thenun Thepardoner
Theprioress Thehost
Thethreepriests Thenunssecretary
Themonk Thesea-captain
Thefriar ThewifeofBath
Themerchant Thedoctor
Thecleric Thecook
TheFranklin
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THEKNIGHTTheknightwasaworthy
ofrespectman;herode
aroundtheallworldand
lovedchivalry,truth,
honour,freedomand
courtesy.Hewasanhireling,sohefoughtin
Russia,atAlexandria,in
Prussia,inLatvia,in
Belmarie,atAyas,at
Satalye,ontheMiddle
SeaandatTramissenetoo.Althoughhewas
brave,hewass^lla
carefulandwarmman.
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THEPRIORESSHernamewasMadam
Eglan^ne.Shewasavery
well-educatedwoman;she
couldsingherpraisestoGod
andspeakFrench.Shealso
knewandobservedthe
e^quee.Shewasavery
elegant,fineandsensi^vewoman.Shegaveroastmeat,
milkandfinewhitebreadto
herdogsandshecriedifse
sawamouseinatrap.But
thiswayoflivingiscontrary
toherreligiousfunc^on,
becausesheismoreinterestedinlookinggood
thaninmakinggoodthings
forpoorpeople.
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THEWIFEOFBATHandherstory
Sheisprobablyoneofthe
characterswhoChaucerloved
most,becausehespentalotof
wordsforherdescrip^on.Her
nameisAlyson(orAlys),howshe
saidintheprologue.
OfcourseshecamefromBath.She
hadbeenmarriedfive^mesand
shelivedlongerthanallher
husbands,sosheinheritedalotof
money.Shehadalargeredface
andbeau^fuleyes.Sheiselegant
andfine.Shewenttoalotof
pilgrimages,toJerusalem,Rome,France,Spain,.Ofcourseshe
wasexpertinlove.
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THEPARDONER
andhisstory
IntheCanterburyTalesthepardonerhasyellowhairwithnobeard.Ifpeoplegive
himmoneyheforgivestheirpi^esinname
oftheChurch.Hecarriesobjectslikebones
orclothsandhesaystheybelongedto
saints.Thanktohisdishonestac^vity,he
earnsalotofmoney.
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Threedrunkmendecidedtokillthe
Deathbecauseshehadtakenafriendof
them.
ABarmansaidthem:YouwillfindDeath
nearaoaktree.Thestartedlookingfor
shebuttheyfoundalotofgoldneara
oak.Theydecidedtosleephereandsharethemoneythefollowingmorning.
Theyoungestmanruntobuyfoodand
poisonedwine,theothersthoughtto
murderthethirdman.Whenthisarrived
nearthetree,hewasmurderedandthe
othertwodrankthewine.Theyfound
Death.
THEPARDONERSSTORY
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B O C C A C C I O
L i f e a n d W o r k s
L I F E H A P P E N I N G S
GiovanniBoccacciowasborninFlorence(orCertaldo)inthe1313.
Hisparentswerebankers.
HemovedtoNaplesin1327whereheknewpoliteliteral
tradi^on(tradizioneleerale
cortese)andclassicalworks.
HearrivedinFlorencein1340.Hewasanambassadorforhiscity.
Hestartedwri^ngbusyworks(opereleerarieimpegnate).HecommentedTheDivineComedy
in1373.
Hediedin1375.
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DECAMERON
ThisishismostimportantBoccaccioswork,wrien
between1348and1353.Itis
composedbya-hundred
tales.Sevennoblegirlsand
threenobleboysescape
fromFlorencetothe
countrysidewhereeveryone
tellsastoryeveryday.The
narra^veframeis
Plague.Itputinprominence
thehumanintelligence,
strengthandthelovefor
life.Novelstakesummary
fromMedievalAgeand
urbansociety.Therearethe
descrip^onsofmensquality
inthisage.
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CHAUCERvsBOCCACCIO
TheCanterburyTales Decameron
MiddleEnglish 1387-1400 Wrieninverses Originalnumberoftales:
120,wrien:24
Where?DuringthejourneytoCanterbury
Why?Pilgrimage Whystories?Passthe
^me-compe^^on
Characters:30pilgrims,allsocialclasses
Italian 1350-1353 Wrieninprose Originalnumberoftales:
100,wrien100
Where?AvillanearFlorence Why?Plague Why?Pleasureand
inven^veness
Characters:7ladies,3youngmen,allfrom
aristocracy
Commontarget:usethevernacularasaliterarylanguage
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Languageusedinrela^ontothecharacterssocialposi^on
OpeningwiththeGeneralPrologue:thejourneystartsin
spring,everythingisniceand
colourful
Presenceofclergy
Theauthortakespartinthepilgrimageasawaytogive
realismtothestory
Languagealwayselaborated
Openingwithdescrip^onofpagueanddrama^c
situa^on
Absenceofclergy
Theauthordoesnttakepartinthebook
Boththeworkshaveanarraveframe
DidChaucermeetBoccaccioornot?
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LorenzoFacco
EnricoFigoni
GuidoLobbia
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