The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return. After a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, the Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the...
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quick facts
Author:Geoffrey Chaucer
Genre:Anthology
Year published:1475
Number of editions:79

Author of The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
1343 - October 25, 1400
Birthplace:London

Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist and...
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Additional works by Geoffrey Chaucer
BookGenre
The Knight's Tale Chivalric romance
Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topas
Chaucer
The Prioress's Tale and Other Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Done Into Modern English by Prof. Skeat
The Cobler of Caunterburie and Tarltons Newes Out of Purgatorie
Troilus und Criseyde
Ethical Songs
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus & Cressid V142
Los cuentos de Canterbury
No Royalty A/C Portable Chaucer
The Parson's Prologue and Tale
Troilo Y Criseida
Donaldson Chaucers Poetry Anthology Fo
Troilus and Criseyde
Chaucer
Friar's, Summoner's and Pardoner's Tales
Prolog Chwedlau Caergaint
The Tale of Melibee
The Canterbury tale of the miller
The Shorter Poems
The Nun's Priest's Tale Fable
The Pardoner's Tale
Chanticleer
Contes De Cantorbery
Cuentos eroticos de Canterbury
The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
The prologue to the Tales of Caunterbury
Un Mundo En Cambio
Lmrs 2 Chauc Wife Bath Ck Ppr
The floure and the leafe, & the Boke of Cupide, god of love
The minor poems
The Bedford Introduction to Literature 6e and Wife of Bath and Secret Sharer
Chaucerian And Other Pieces
The Squire's Tale Chivalric romance
The Riverside Chaucer
The Portable Chaucer
The booke of the Duchesse
Three Tales of Love & Chivalry
What Women Want Most
El Parlamento de Las Aves y Otras Visiones del Sueno
Chaucer's Romaunt of the rose
The Canon Yeoman's Prologue and Tale
The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Dream Visions and Other Poems
Les Contes de Canterbury
The Wyf of Bathe
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Franklin's Tale
Works
Parliament of Fowls
Troilus and Criseyde
The Prologue, the Knightes tale, the Nonne prestes tale, from the Canterbury tales
The works of our ancient, learned, and excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer
Specimen leaves from the works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The poems of Geoffrey Chaucer
The complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The prologue ; The knightes tale ; The nonne preestes tale from the Canterbury tales
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
A. B. C., called La prière de Nostre Dame
Chaucer on the astrolabe
The parlament of foules
The parlement of foules
The workes
The workes of ovr ancient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chavcer
Canterbury colloqiues
Chaucer's beads
A Chaucer selection
Poetical works
The riches of Chaucer
A taste of Chaucer
The Legend of Good Women
General Prologue
The College Chaucer
The House of Fame
The Parson's Prologue and Tale Treatise
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale Morality play
The Friar's Prologue and Tale
The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales/Cassette
Ethical Songs
Canterbury Tales and Tales of Caunterbury
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Characters in The Canterbury Tales

The Narrator
The Narrator

The Narrator is a fictional character from The Canterbury Tales.

The Miller
The Miller

The Miller is a fictional character from The Canterbury Tales.

Film adaptations of The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
Directed by:Jonathan Myerson

Series containing The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
Books in this series
BookGenre
The Miller's Prologue and Tale
Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topas
General Prologue
The Reeve's Tale
The Cook's Prologue and Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Summoner's Prologue and Tale
The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
The Squire's Tale Chivalric romance
The Franklin's Tale
The Physician's Tale
The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
The Shipman's Tale
The Prioress' Prologue and Tale
The Tale of Melibee
The Monk's Prologue and Tale
The Nun's Priest's Tale Fable
The Second Nun's Tale
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
The Manciple's Prologue and Tale
The Parson's Prologue and Tale Treatise
Chaucer's Retraction
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale Morality play
The Friar's Prologue and Tale
The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale
The Canterbury Tales Anthology
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Literary Genres

Anthology
Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts. In...
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