The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer General points
1. Chaucer is the real founder of English poetry and is rightly called the Father of English poetry .
2. Chaucer made a fresh beginning in English poetry.
3. Chaucer's education as a poet was two-fold: a part of it came from French and Italian literature and the other part of it came from life.
4. Chaucer was not merely bookish and least visionary man. Like Shakespeare and Milton he was a man of worldly affairs.
5. "Canterbury Tales" is Chaucer's remarkable and famous work which is a collection of stories related by the pilgrims on their way to the shrines of Thomas Becket at Canterbury.
6. These pilgrims represent different sections of the contemporary society of England.
7. The description of these characters shows Chaucer's narrative power as a poet
8. All these characters are individualized yet their thoroughly typical qualities give a unique value to Chaucer's picture of men and manners in England of his time.
9. "Canterbury Tales" is a land mark in the history of English poetry because here Chaucer enriches the English language and meter to such an extent that now it could be conveniently used for any purpose.
10. By introducing a variety of highly finished characters into a single action and engage them in an intimated dialogue, Chaucer fulfilled every requirement of a dramatist.11. By drawing finished and various portraits in verse, Chaucer showed the way to the novelists to portray characters.
12. Chaucer's work fall into three periods:
in first period he imitated FRENCH models .
in second period he imitated Italian models
in third period he imitated English models
13. Chaucer's third period may be called English period because in it he threw off foreign influences and showed native originality.
14." Canterbury Tales” is his greatest poetic achievement which places him in the heart of London. Here we find his gentle, kind humor, which is Chaucer's greatest quality, at its very best.
15. among his chief characteristics are his delightful freshness and simplicity, his roguish genital humor ---------------he was full of quaint fun, his heart felt love of nature. his tender pathos , his knowledge of women ,his love for his dear old books, his power of life like portraiture ,his admirable way of story-telling and perfection of his verses
16. During his Italian period Baccaccio alone exercised a deep influence on Chaucer's art
17. The main difference between Chaucer and Baccaccio is that Chaucer emphasizes characters rather than passions while Baccaccio emphasis passion
18. Chaucer's skill in characterization is well pronounced in the Prologue and each one of his characters comes to our view in full form exhibiting the particularities of his or her class.
19. Various features of Chaucer's poetry are
story telling
narrative poet
a novelist
dramatic approach
descriptive poet
realistic poet
humorist
humorous irony
20 Chaucer’s imagery is of simplest kind .he takes similes and comparisons from real life
2. Chaucer made a fresh beginning in English poetry.
3. Chaucer's education as a poet was two-fold: a part of it came from French and Italian literature and the other part of it came from life.
4. Chaucer was not merely bookish and least visionary man. Like Shakespeare and Milton he was a man of worldly affairs.
5. "Canterbury Tales" is Chaucer's remarkable and famous work which is a collection of stories related by the pilgrims on their way to the shrines of Thomas Becket at Canterbury.
6. These pilgrims represent different sections of the contemporary society of England.
7. The description of these characters shows Chaucer's narrative power as a poet
8. All these characters are individualized yet their thoroughly typical qualities give a unique value to Chaucer's picture of men and manners in England of his time.
9. "Canterbury Tales" is a land mark in the history of English poetry because here Chaucer enriches the English language and meter to such an extent that now it could be conveniently used for any purpose.
10. By introducing a variety of highly finished characters into a single action and engage them in an intimated dialogue, Chaucer fulfilled every requirement of a dramatist.11. By drawing finished and various portraits in verse, Chaucer showed the way to the novelists to portray characters.
12. Chaucer's work fall into three periods:
in first period he imitated FRENCH models .
in second period he imitated Italian models
in third period he imitated English models
13. Chaucer's third period may be called English period because in it he threw off foreign influences and showed native originality.
14." Canterbury Tales” is his greatest poetic achievement which places him in the heart of London. Here we find his gentle, kind humor, which is Chaucer's greatest quality, at its very best.
15. among his chief characteristics are his delightful freshness and simplicity, his roguish genital humor ---------------he was full of quaint fun, his heart felt love of nature. his tender pathos , his knowledge of women ,his love for his dear old books, his power of life like portraiture ,his admirable way of story-telling and perfection of his verses
16. During his Italian period Baccaccio alone exercised a deep influence on Chaucer's art
17. The main difference between Chaucer and Baccaccio is that Chaucer emphasizes characters rather than passions while Baccaccio emphasis passion
18. Chaucer's skill in characterization is well pronounced in the Prologue and each one of his characters comes to our view in full form exhibiting the particularities of his or her class.
19. Various features of Chaucer's poetry are
story telling
narrative poet
a novelist
dramatic approach
descriptive poet
realistic poet
humorist
humorous irony
20 Chaucer’s imagery is of simplest kind .he takes similes and comparisons from real life
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