Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 1830 Chaucer, Geoffrey 1342 1400 Chaucer, Jeffrey Purves, David Laing 1838 1873 Purves, D. Laing (David Laing) The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems Life of Chaucer -- The Canterbury Tales -- The Court of Love -- The Cuckoo and The Nightingale -- The Assembly of Fowls -- The Flower and The Leaf -- The House of Fame -- Troilus and Cressida -- Chaucer's Dream -- The Prologue To The Legend of Good Women -- Chaucer's A.B.C. -- Miscellaneous Poems Donal O’Danachair Updated: 2022-12-06. "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of narrative poems written during the 14th century. This seminal work features a diverse array of characters, primarily drawn from various social strata of medieval England, who embark on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Each character shares their own tale, offering insights into the culture, morals, and societal norms of the time, making the collective narrative a rich tapestry of medieval life. At the start of "The Canterbury Tales," the narrator introduces the setting: a lively evening at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, where a group of twenty-nine pilgrims gathers for their journey to Canterbury. The narrator, eager to join them, describes the characters in vivid detail, beginning with the worthy Knight, his young Squire, and their Yeoman. Other characters, including a Prioress, a Monk, a Friar, and various tradesmen, are introduced through engaging descriptions that highlight their distinct personalities and social roles. As the pilgrims anticipate their storytelling competition during the pilgrimage, the framework for a series of tales that reflect both their individual experiences and the complexities of 14th-century society is established. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 1873970 1874259 2024-09-01T13:04:19.194274 2023-10-01T11:48:27.996658 text/html text/html 1903223 2022-12-06T00:56:33 text/html 797383 2024-09-01T13:05:09.211069 application/epub+zip 802222 2024-09-01T13:04:32.992205 application/epub+zip 802222 2024-09-01T13:04:25.979250 application/epub+zip 1390732 2024-09-01T13:05:23.676452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1236340 2024-09-01T13:04:57.076097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1226233 2022-09-02T03:51:02.980196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1729309 1729337 2024-09-01T13:04:13.608328 2023-10-01T11:48:22.232101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1729089 2022-12-06T01:02:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19798 2024-09-01T13:05:23.877437 application/rdf+xml 20244 2024-09-01T13:04:26.538235 image/jpeg 4694 2024-09-01T13:04:26.258247 image/jpeg 659331 2022-12-06T01:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 681379 2022-12-06T01:02:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 746243 2024-09-01T13:04:19.353291 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia