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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly in verse, although some are in prose) 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. In a long list of works, including "Troilus and Criseyde", "House of Fame", "Parliament of Fowls", the Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of the characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection bears the influence of The Decameron, which Chaucer is said to have come across during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372. However, Chaucer peoples his tales with 'sondry folk' rather than Boccaccio's fleeing nobles. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. i need to create a new character for The Canterbury Tales for my english homework and i was wondering if you guys had any ideas? i need an answer by 7:00am 12/02/2010 Asked by I'm Stuck - Thu Feb 11 13:32:32 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "Canterbury Tales" |
