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The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel ...
The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400.. The framing device for the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Kent.The 30 pilgrims who undertake the journey gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, across the Thames from London.They agree to engage in a storytelling contest as they travel, and ...
Los cuentos de Canterbury (en inglés medio, Tales of Caunterbury; en inglés, The Canterbury Tales) es una colección de veinticuatro cuentos escritos en inglés medio por el escritor inglés Geoffrey Chaucer entre 1387 y 1400. Fueron escritos en su mayoría en verso, aunque hay dos en prosa, y son presentados como parte de un concurso de ...
The Canterbury Tales. Synopses and Prolegomena; Text and Translations. 1.1 General Prologue; 1.2 The Knight's Tale; 1.3 The Miller's Prologue and Tale; 1.4 The Reeve's Prologue and Tale; 1.5 The Cook's Prologue and Tale; 2.1 The Man of Law's Introduction, Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue; 3.1 The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale; 3.2 The Friar's ...
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in the late 14th century, is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their journey to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral.One of the best-loved works in the English language, the lively, absorbing, perceptive, and outrageously funny stories in The Canterbury Tales have earned Chaucer the sobriquet of “the father ...
Historical Context of The Canterbury Tales. The late 14th century was a chaotic time in England. The Catholic Church was undergoing huge shifts and changes. After the horrors of the Black Death, many people were questioning the Church’s authority, and groups such as the Lollards rebelled against the power that priests wielded.
8 de may. de 2019 · Los Cuentos de Canterbury (escritos hacia 1388-1400) conforman una obra literaria medieval del poeta Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) que consta de 24 cuentos relacionados con varios géneros literarios y que tocan temas que van desde el destino hasta la voluntad de Dios, pasando por el amor, el matrimonio, el orgullo y la muerte.Tras la introducción inicial (conocida como Prólogo general ...
