2. 中世纪文学简介 /Medieval Literature introduction

1、 时间界定：From 1066 up to the mid-14th century.
2、 文学分类：民间通俗文学 骑士浪漫诗
A. Popular folk literature also occupies an important place in this period.
B. Romance which uses narrative verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds is a popular literary form in the medieval period.
3、 代表作家与作品：Chaucer and the Canterbury tales
A．The father of English poetry.（Chaucer）
B．The English Homer. （Chaucer）
C．In Canterbury tales, Chaucer presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life .
D．In Troilus and Criseyde, he gave the world what is virtually the first modern novel.