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The Canterbury Tales at Wikisource. The Canterbury Tales ( Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) [ 2 ] is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. [ 3 ] It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.
Geoffrey Chaucer (/ ˈ tʃ ɔː s ər / CHAW-sər; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. [1] He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". [2]
The Wife of Bath's Tale in the Ellesmere manuscript of The Canterbury Tales, c. 1405 –1410. " The Wife of Bath's Tale " ( Middle English: The Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer ...
Middle English (abbreviated to ME[ 1]) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English period. Scholarly opinion varies, but the University of Valencia states the period when Middle ...
Geoffrey Chaucer reciting before nobles. Troilus and Criseyde ( / ˈtrɔɪləs ... krɪˈseɪdə /) is an epic poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the siege of Troy. It was written in rime royale and probably completed during the mid ...
The Knight's Tale. " The Knight's Tale " ( Middle English: The Knightes Tale) is the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales . The Knight is described by Chaucer in the "General Prologue" as the person of highest social standing amongst the pilgrims, though his manners and clothes are unpretentious.
The Franklin's Tale. Dorigen and Aurelius, from Mrs. Haweis 's, Chaucer for Children (1877). Note the black rocks in the sea and the setting of the garden, a typical site for courtly love. " The Franklin's Tale " ( Middle English: The Frankeleyns Tale) is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It focuses on issues of providence, truth ...
The House of Fame. The House of Fame ( Hous of Fame in the original spelling) is a Middle English poem by Geoffrey Chaucer, probably written between 1374 and 1385, making it one of his earlier works. [ 1] It was most likely written after The Book of the Duchess, but its chronological relation to Chaucer's other early poems is uncertain.