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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.
- The Knight’s Tale
The Knight’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury...
- The Miller’s Tale
The Miller’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury...
- The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Wife of Bath’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The...
- The Nun's Priest's Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The...
- The Franklin’s Tale
The Franklin’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury...
- The Cook’s Tale
The Cook’s Tale, an incomplete story in The Canterbury Tales...
- The Prioress’s Tale
The Prioress’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury...
- The Friar’s Tale
The Friar’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury...
- The Knight’s Tale
The Canterbury Tales ( Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) [2] 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. [3] It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.
One of the most famous works of medieval literature is based around a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. Geoffey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written between 1387 and 1400, is a long poem concerning a group of thirty pilgrims on their way from Southwark, in south London, to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury.
Pilgrims and other travelers. Although he writes all of the tales, Chaucer describes himself telling two tales as one of the pilgrims. Owner of the Tabard Inn, where the pilgrimage starts. He agrees to travel on the pilgrimage, promising to judge the tales, and disputes between the pilgrims.
18 de jun. de 2009 · The Story of Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims by Geoffrey Chaucer , Katharine Lee Bates. Publication date 1909 Publisher Rand, McNally & company Collection americana Book from the collections of Harvard University Language English.
New York Public Library. Language. English. A retelling of The Canterbury Tales including the most familiar stories: The Knight's tale, The Prioress' tale, Tale of Sir John, The Pardoner's tale, Tale of the Clerk of Oxford, and The Squire's tale. Includes bibliographical references.
8 de may. de 2019 · The Canterbury Tales (written c. 1388-1400 CE) is a medieval literary work by the poet Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE) comprised of 24 tales related to a number of literary genres and touching on subjects ranging from fate to God 's will to love, marriage, pride, and death.
