CANTERBURY TALES + STUDY GUIDE

The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400.

Chaucer, who lived in medieval England during an eventful period in English history, is known as the Father of English Literature. As the first acknowledged poet in English, Chaucer was a polymath who had wide ranging interests in astronomy, alchemy, philosophy and literature. He was a courtier and civil servant in the 14th century, whose life is surprisingly well-documented for those times. A confidante and mentor to many royal children, Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales after his retirement, somewhere between 1380-90.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer recounts twenty different stories recounted by a diverse group of pilgrims who gather at The Tabard Inn in Southwark, near London, before setting out for the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The Host of the inn proposes that they entertain themselves by telling stories along the route and the one who tells the best tale would win a prize - a meal at Bailey's tavern, sponsored by the losers. Lots are drawn and the stories and the journey begin...

Included in this Canterbury Tales app:
♣ Preface
♣ Life Of Geoffrey Chaucer
♣ The Canterbury Tales
·The General Prologue
·The Knight's Tale
·The Miller's tale
·The Reeve's Tale
·The Cook's Tale
·The Man of Law's Tale
·The Wife of Bath's Tale
·The Friar's Tale
·The Sompnour's Tale
·The Clerk's Tale
·The Merchant's Tale
·The Squire's Tale
·The Franklin's Tale
·The Doctor's Tale
·The Pardoner's Tale
·The Shipman's Tale
·The Prioress's Tale
·Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas
·Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus
·The Monk's Tale
·The Nun's Priest's Tale
·The Second Nun's Tale
·The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
·The Manciple's Tale
·The Parson's Tale
·Preces de Chauceres
♣ 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
♣ Study Guide:
·Plot Overview
·Summary and Analysis: All Tales
·Character List (summary of all characters)
·Character Analysis: The Knight, The Pardoner and The Wife of Bath
·Themes
·Motifs
·Symbols
·Key Facts
·Important Quotations Explained
·Context
·Full Book Quiz
·Study Guide
·Suggested Further Reading
·Suggested Essay Topics
·Sample Essays #5 - 7
♣ Recommended Resources

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