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Part I: The Anglo-Norman Period: 1066-1350 A.D.
The Norman Conquest of Britain
took place on October 14, 1066 (The Battle of Hastings).
1066 also marks the end of Old English and the beginning of Middle English.
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![Language in Britain Majority of the population spoke Old English,](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/88652/slide-2.jpg)
Language in Britain
Majority of the population spoke Old English, but the
clergy and the rulers spoke French.
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![French Influence on English Language and Literature Heavy consonants of](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/88652/slide-3.jpg)
French Influence on English Language and Literature
Heavy consonants of Anglo-Saxon was
changed to softer French.
English begins to become standardized.
Lines of communication are opened throughout the country
Alliteration and Caesura are replaced with rhyme and meter, Iambic Pentameter, and Rhymed Couplet.
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![French Influence on English Language and Literature (cont.) French culture](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/88652/slide-4.jpg)
French Influence on English Language and Literature (cont.)
French culture influenced Anglo-Saxon
“mindset”. (Arthurian Legend and Courtly Love).
Feudalism is introduced to England.
Strong influence of the church.
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Part II: History of the Age of Chaucer
No known year of
Chaucer’s birth, but it is supposed to be near 1345-1350.
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![Chaucer (cont.) He was a public servant (Kent). His jobs](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/88652/slide-6.jpg)
Chaucer (cont.)
He was a public servant (Kent).
His jobs included the following:
soldier, controller of customs, justice of the peace as well as a forest official.
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Etymology of the Name: Chaucer
Chaucer comes from the French and means
“the maker of shoes or hose.”
However, none of Chaucer’s relatives were shoemakers or hosiers.
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Chaucer’s Times
English society was evolving from medievalism to modernism.
Age of Skepticism
and satire: faith and authority were losing hold on the people.
The Black Plague struck three times in the 14th century.
Social structure became unstable.
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Chaucer’s Times
Church was full of abuses—popes, friars, and summoners blackmailed people.
100
years war ended in 1453.
Henry VII brought peace and stability in 1485.
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![Part III: Why We Study Chaucer Chaucer was the Father](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/88652/slide-10.jpg)
Part III: Why We Study Chaucer
Chaucer was the Father of English
Poetry.
He ranks with other great poets such as Milton and Shakespeare.
He is the Master of the short tale and of literary achievement in the Middle Ages.
In The Canterbury Tales, each pilgrim stands out distinctly. Each remains for all time as a “type.”
Each tale represents a plethora of thematic perspectives.