PowerPoint Presentation The Norman Conquest Began in 1066 Duke William of Normandy aka William the Conqueror defeated Harold of England Wanted to rule the Anglo-Saxons, not…

PowerPoint Presentation Characteristics of romance based on âThe Knight's Taleâ from âThe Canterbury Talesâ by Geoffrey Chaucer Who is Geoffrey Chaucer? âThe Canterbury…

1. Metrical Tale  a long narrative poem which tells about the lives of ordinary people;  has element of realism; and  told in first person. 2. Metrical Romance …

Slide 1The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Slide 2 Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) Dominant literary figure in the 14 th century Dominant literary figure in the 14 th…

Slide 1Geoffrey Chaucer & The Canterbury Tales Famously captures and satirizes life in the late Middle Ages Author of the poem The Canterbury Tales Famously captures…

Slide 1 GEOFFREY CHAUCER: THE CANTERBURY TALES Slide 2 Introducing… Geoffrey Chaucer Born 1340 Son of a wine merchant in a middle class household He became the page in…

Slide 1 Medieval England and Geoffrey Chaucer Slide 2 NORMANS CHANGED LIFE IN ENGLAND Normans were descendants of Scandinavian. They retained their Scandinavian vitality…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer’s Canterbury Pilgrims (1810) by William Blake. Engraving. Slide 3 Chaucer used the East…

Slide 1 Background Introduction Slide 2 Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1343-1400 Considered the father of English poetry Wrote in the vernacular – common language of the people (English)…

Slide 1 The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Slide 2 The Ellesmere Manuscript 15 th c. ms. Huntington Library http://www.huntington.org/hu ntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=6074…