Summary
Theme 2: The review of the most important events that this or that way influenced
the literary process in the mentioned period. The importance of Geoffrey
Chaucer’s creative work for the development of English literature. Chaucer’s
masterpiece “Canterbury Tales” and its place in the world literature. The first
traces of Renaissance.
Key Words and Expressions to Theme 2
religious poetry
conquer
to praise
pilgrimage
prologue
from all ranks of society
shrine
to sum up
serfs
to show a true picture
broad-minded
Questions
1. What do you know about William Langland’s best poem?
2. How many periods can be distinguished in G. Chaucer’s literary work?
3. Why is Chaucer’s famous “The Canterbury Tales” still of great value to the
world literature?
4. In what do you see Chaucer’s contribution to literature?
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