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Liceo “P. Virgilio Marone”Avellino
A REVERSE GRAND TOUR
PON C1 FSE 2010-2246
The Canterbury Tales
Snapshot of an Age
The Canterbury Tales
Snapshot of an Age
The Journey Begins . . .
In October 1066, a daylong battle near Hastings, England, changed the course of history.
England in the Middle Ages
Feudalism replaced the Nordic social system.
The primary duty of males above the serf class was to serve in the military—Knighthood.
Women had no political rights.
Chivalry and courtly love served as the system of social codes
England in the Middle Ages
Lower, middle, and upper-middle classes developed in the cities.
England in the Middle Ages
The Crusades extended from 1095-1270.They brought contact with Eastern mathematics, astronomy, architecture, and crafts.
England in the Middle Ages
The Magna-Carta defeated papal central power.
England in the Middle Ages
The Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) was the first national war waged by England.
England in the Middle Ages
The Black Death (1348-1349) brought the end of the Middle Ages.
Fleas on rats carried the bubonic plague
which killed thousands of people.
in Europe.
How do the writings of the Middle Ages represent the lives, loves, loyalties, and humor of humanity?
Geoffrey Chaucerc. 1343-1400
Considered the father of English poetryWrote in the vernacularServed as a soldier, government servant, and member of ParliamentIntroduced iambic pentameterFirst writer buried in Westminster Abbey
It frames a story of characters on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury.The characters are a concise portrait of an entire nation.The pilgrimage is a quest narrative that moves from images of spring and awakening to penance, death, and eternal life.The characters tell stories that reflect “everyman” in the universal pilgrimage of life.
The Canterbury Tales
The Travellers to Canterbury
Working Class
Plowman Reeve HostCook Miller
Haberdasher Dyer Carpenter Weaver Carpetmaker
The Travellers to Canterbury
Professional Class
Military Religious Secular
Knight, Squire, Yeoman
Nun, 3 Priests, Friar, Parson,
Pardoner, SummonerCleric, Serjeant at Law, Merchant,
Skipper, Doctor
The Travellers to Canterbury
Upper Class
Wife of Bath Franklin
Chaucer’s Snapshot of the Middle Ages Population
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Celano Miriam
Colucci Maria Rita
De Luca Vittorio
De Mattia Michela
Dente Antonella
Fruncillo Gerardina
Giliberti Marta
Guerriero Adriana
Infante Mariana
Mamone Capria Stefano
Manzo Roberta
Palumbo Edoardo
Troisi Chiara
Tulino Rossella