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The Canterbury Tales revolve around a diverse group of pilgrims on a journey to the Canterbury Cathedral. On the way, the travelers decide to hold a storytelling contest to pass the time. What ensues is a mixture of comedic, tragic and heroic tales in an effort to out-do each other. Though The Canterbury Tales consists of a number of tales on a variety of topics two of the most read tales include The Knight's Tale and the Wife of Bath's Tale. Read about the collection on the Encyclopedia Britannica page at the link below. For more information on individual tales click on the tale title below. More tale summaries can be found in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Canterbury Tales
England
Fabliau
Farce
Griselda
Middle English
Pilgrimage
Religion
Romance
Sentence and Solas
Social Class
Thomas Becket
Welcome to the LibGuide for Chaucer and his most noted work, The Canterbury Tales. Here you will find a variety of resources to help you in your research.
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Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most noted English writers of the Middle Ages. His collection of tales titled "The Canterbury Tales" is a very important and widely read piece of English literature in both high school and college classes. For more information about Chaucer you can read his biography at the link below.
LC Subject: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400
LC Subject: Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- England -- Canterbury -- Poetry
Canterbury Tales by 
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer by LC Subject: Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Criticism and interpretation.
LC Subject: English poetry-- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.
A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture C. 1350-C. 1500 by 
The Yale Companion to Chaucer by 
The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer by 
An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer by 
Companion to Chaucer Studies by 
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