English-language literature · 1387
The Canterbury Tales
collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1387
- English-language literature
Summary
The Canterbury Tales are an anthology of twenty-four short stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. They are mostly in verse, and are presented as part of a fictional storytelling contest held by a group of pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury in order to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
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