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Publisher: Alma
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
ISBN: 9781847497413
Year: 2020
Format: Paperback
Classics, Fiction
The Canterbury Tales
by
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales by
Geoffrey Chaucer
Summary
Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, twenty-nine pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on their long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper.
The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and deception of 'The Miller's Tale' and the story of chivalry and courtly romance told by the Franklin. Unfinished at the time of his death, The Canterbury Tales is widely regarded as Chaucer's masterpiece and one of the greatest and most influential works in English literature.