2、masterofEnglish.Hislanguage,knownasMiddleEnglishnow,isvividandexact.HemakesEnglishthelanguageofliteratureandLondondialectthestandardEnglish.ChaucerwroteintheLondondialectofhisday.InsodoingChaucergreatlyincreasedtheprestigeoftheEnglishlanguage.Contributions: A. the first to present a comprehe
3、nsive and realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life in his masterpiece The Canterbury Tales B. introduced from France the rhymed stanzas of various types to replace the Old English alliterative verse C. the firs
4、t to use the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter/heroic couplet4periodsofhiswritings1)comedies+histories2)comedies+histories(periodofmaturity)2)periodoftragedies4greattragedies3)periodofdramaticromancesThe1stperiod(1590-1595)HenryVI,PartI[史]HenryVI,PartII[史]HenryVI,PartIII[史]RichardIII[史]TheCo