THE CANTERBURY TALES Flashcards
Geoffrey Chaucer is……of the ….century. His masterpiece is …….
one of the greatest English poets ,
14th.
The Canterbury Tales
In Three Young Men, Death and a Bag of Gold, the young men think they can kill Death because…..
they are a little drunk
The social background of Middle English Literature is …
England was invaded and occupied by the Normans, who came from Normandy, France
From 1066 to 1485 is the period of …
Middle English
The period of Middle English begins with…
The Norman invasion of 1066 and the subsequent conquest of the whole of England
From 1066 until the 14th century, … largely replaced English in
ordinary literary composition.
French
Geoffrey Chaucer is … of the … century. His masterpiece is…
One of the greatest English poets
- 14th
- The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer was greatly influenced by …
Renaissance
The genres of the tales in The Canterbury Tales are
Moral stories/ stories in verse
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales…..
in the 14th century in Middle English.
- The Canterbury Tales is a collection of … stories told by … on their way to … which is the … of English catholics.
24 - a group of characters who are pilgrims - visit the shrine of Canterbury Cathedral - Holyland
The work of The Canterbury Tales is incomplete because
Chaucer died.
The theme of Three young men, death and a bag of gold is…
Greed for wealth is the root of all evils
The greatest contribution that The Canterbury Tales made to English literature was in popularising the literary use of …
English rather than French or Latin
The historical event about England reflected in Three young men, death and a bag of gold is …
The plague. During 14th century, 3 epidemics attacked England and killed nearly half population of England