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Chapter 2
The Late Middle Ages
Section III. The second half of the 14th century
1.Geoffrey Chaucer
Father of English Literature;
Father of English Poetry
A great master of the English language
1. Three periods:
(1) The first period (1360 -- 1372): French influence
The Book of Duchess （公爵夫人之书）
(2) The second period (1372 -- 1385): Italian influence
The House of Fame （声誉之堂）;
Troylus and Criseyde （特罗勒斯与克丽西斯）;
The Legend of Good Women （善良女子徇情记）
(3) The third period (1386 -- 1400): English period or mature period The Canterbury Tales （坎特伯雷故事集)
The Canterbury Tales, generally considered to be Chaucer s masterpiece, was written chiefly in the years 1386-1400. It begins with a general prologue that explains the occasion for the narration of the tales and gives a description of the pilgrims who narrate the tales. 120 tales are intended, but only 24 are completed.
Significance
a comprehensive picture of the social reality of the poet s day
a framed story
anthology of medieval literature
humour, satire, irony
a master of the English language
chapter 3
The Renaissance
Section3. The second half of the 16th century
2.Edmund Spenser (1552 -- 1590),
Edmund Spenser(1552-1590),English poet, who is most famous for his long allegorical romance, The Faerie Queene. Spenser was born in London. In 1579 he met English poet Sir Philip Sidney, to whom he dedicated his first
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