英国文学史

nturesofKingArthurandHisKnightsoftheRoundTableC.EnglishBallads(people’sliterature)TheRobinHoodBallads;partlyhistorical,partlylegendarycharacter;strong,brave,clever,affectionate,hatredfortheoppressorsandloveforthepoor;4.GeoffreyChaucer(1340?—1400)a.HislifeandliteraturecareerChaucer---“thefatherofEnglishpoetry”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland;“thefounderofEnglishpoetry”threeperiods:thefirstperiod---workstranslatedfromFrench:TheRomauntoftheRose;secondperiod:TroilusandCriseyde(Italian)thirdperiod:nolongeramereinterpreterofotherpoets;amaturepoet;TheCanterburyTales(io’sDecameron)b.TheCanterburyTalesChaucer’ordingtoasimpleplan;29+1pilgrimstoCanterbury;only24storieswerefinished;twowaystolinktheallthestoriestogether:thehostandthePrologueGorky’scommentonChaucer:“thefounderofEnglishRealism”