Chaucer Flashcards
His major works, and literary praise and criticisms.
- Who are the contemporaries of Chaucer ?
Closest one William langland.
And second is John Gower.
- Chaucer lived during reigh of
Edward III, Richard II and Henry IV.
- Who called Chaucer “father of English poetry”
The same person says chaucer ‘characters’ — “ here is to God’s plenty”
“father of English poetry” and also “here is to God’s plenty” - John Dryden
- Who described Chaucer
“The well of English undefiled”
Spenser.- well of English undefiled.
- ” With Chaucer Is born our real poetry” who hold this view
” With Chaucer Is born our real poetry” - Mathew Arnold.
- ” Chaucer found his native tongue a dialect and left it a language” whose observes this
Lowes- “ Chaucer found his native tongue a dialect and left it a language”
- “Chaucer is the earliest of great modern”
“with Chaucer born our poetry”
“Chaucer is the earliest of great modern”
“with Chaucer born our poetry” - Mathew Arnold.
- “if Chaucer is the father of English poetry, he is the grandfather of the English novel” who makes this remark
“if Chaucer is the father of English poetry, he is the grandfather of the English novel” - G.k Chesterton.
- How many pilgrims in Chaucer’s Canterbury tales are going on the pilgrimage ?
29.
If added Chaucer 30.
- Which moth did Chaucer pilgrims go on their pilgrimage ?
April the start their pilgrimage.
- How many knighthood in the prologue of the Canterbury tales ?
3- knighthood
- How many ecclesiastical characters are portrayed in the prologue ?
Eight - ecclesiastical characters
- How many women in prologue of Canterbury tales ?
3.
- The main characters of Canterbury tales ?
The wife of bath,
Pardner, Miller , Knight, and the narrator.
- Name the prose in Canterbury tale ?
The Parsons tale
And the tale of malibee.
