Project Gutenberg 2014-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 108 Chaucer, Geoffrey 1342 1400 Chaucer, Jeffrey Chiarini, Cino 1854 Chiarini, C. (Cino) The Canterbury tales. Italian Dalle Novelle di Canterbury Prefazione -- Prologo -- Novella del cavaliere -- Novella del giureconsulto -- Novella del chierico di Oxford -- Novella del mercante d'indulgenze -- Il cantare di ser Thopas -- Note. E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "Dalle Novelle di Canterbury" by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of stories written in the late 14th century. The work presents a vivid tapestry of medieval society through the voices of various pilgrims traveling to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury. Each character, from the noble knight to the bustling merchant, tells a tale that reflects their unique perspectives and social status, offering insight into the complexities of human experiences and relationships. At the start of the text, a narrator introduces a lively group of pilgrims who have gathered at an inn called the Tabard in Southwark, eager to embark on their journey to Canterbury. The narrator describes their company, beginning with a valiant knight known for his noble deeds and virtues, and continues with a rich array of characters, including his youthful squire, a pious nun, and a roguish monk, each characterized through detailed physical descriptions and social roles. This introduction not only sets the stage for the diverse stories that are to follow but also hints at the interplay between morality and social critique that permeates Chaucer's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Fiction Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Adaptations PR Text IT Racconti Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 531300 531068 2024-09-19T17:30:01.286069 2023-09-20T13:23:57.150173 text/html text/html 541579 2014-12-03T08:17:29 text/html 454507 2014-12-03T08:19:34 text/html application/zip 499915 2024-09-19T17:30:10.268998 application/epub+zip 504371 2024-09-19T17:30:03.113047 application/epub+zip 235753 2024-09-19T17:30:02.254023 application/epub+zip 652226 2024-09-19T17:30:15.452064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524650 2024-09-19T17:30:09.328009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334375 2022-09-21T14:32:43.860684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420674 2024-09-19T17:29:59.928053 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420634 2020-06-15T21:13:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 162887 2020-06-15T21:13:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19055 2024-09-19T17:30:15.610965 application/rdf+xml 13607 2024-09-19T17:30:02.380033 image/jpeg 2832 2024-09-19T17:30:02.315026 image/jpeg 461299 2024-09-19T17:30:01.402090 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