Chaucer's Works, Volume 4 — The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
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| Author | Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1343?-1400 |
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| Editor | Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1835-1912 |
| Title | Chaucer's Works, Volume 4 — The Canterbury Tales |
| Note | Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
| Summary | "Chaucer's Works, Volume 4 — The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of narrative poems written in the 14th century. This edition presents an edited version of the famous tales, which are framed within a pilgrimage context, where various characters share their stories along the journey to Canterbury Cathedral. The work features a diverse cast of characters, each with unique backgrounds and social standings, including the Knight, the Squire, and the Prioress, offering a vivid portrayal of medieval society. At the start of "The Canterbury Tales," the scene is set in April, a time traditionally associated with renewal and pilgrimage. The narrator introduces the story by explaining that he decided to join a group of twenty-nine pilgrims at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, who are preparing to travel to Canterbury. As the gathering is described, readers get a glimpse into the personalities and social standings of various characters, laying the groundwork for the tales they will tell. This opening sets a unique tone for the journey, blending themes of faith, storytelling, and camaraderie with the anticipation of shared experiences and moral reflections on life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | Middle English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 22120 |
| Release Date | Jul 22, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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