chapter three William Langland朗格兰.ppt

Chapter Three the Age of Chaucer(1350-1400) Outline Historical background Main figures of this period( John Wycliff, William Langland) Geoffrey Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales Historical Background Two important historical events happened during the century in which Chaucer lived and their influence can be detected in the writings of Chaucer and Langland. The Hundred Years’ War (England and France)(p.24-25) The peasant uprising of 1381(King Richard Ⅱ)(p.24-25) John Wycliff(1324-1384) John Wycliff was important because: He was one of the first figures who demanded to reform the church in order to do away with corruption and rottenness. (p.26) He was called the “Morning star of the Reformation”. He was the first man who translated the Bible into standard English. His work earned him the title of Father of English Prose. (p.26) Reformation : A 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches. 宗教改革：16世纪西欧旨在改革罗马天主教某些教义和作法的改革运动，最终造成新教的建立 William Langland(朗格兰) English poet who is regarded as the authorship of Piers Plowman, a medieval religious allegory. 朗格兰，威廉：(1332?-1400) 英国诗人，被认为是中古宗教寓言诗, 《耕者皮尔斯 》的作者。 Allegory A literary, dramatic, or pictorial device in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas, principles, or forces, so that the literal sense has or suggests a parallel, deeper sym’bolic sense. 寓言，讽喻：一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法，其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力，从而使表面含义含有或表达一种对等的，但更深刻的象征意义. (p.26) take a part for the whole wait for windfalls bully people by flaunting ones powerful connections deceive oneself all tricks have been exhausted Introduction of Piers the Plowman(p.27)(p.28) Significance of Piers the Plowman Pride Avarice Lechery Anger Gluttony Envy Sloth the Social and Literary Significance of Piers Plowman ① It’s a realistic picture of medieval England, better than any historical record. It praises the poor peasants, and