2.a. The Middle Ages.

The basis for a modern society:

• Table of the main events
• The Middle Ages in England
• My in-depth:…

The portrait of a society:

The Canterbury Tales

• The Middle English
• The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales in Middle English
• Some “Personages”: The Knight, the Doctor, The Monk, The Pardoner, The Parson, The Prioress,
• My comments on the people portrayed

The Wife of Bath and her story

• Extracts from the general prologue, the personal prologue and the tale
• Guided comments on the Wife of Bath and her Tale
Critical Opinions on Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales