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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four stories written in Middle English by (https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/geoffrey-chaucer) Geoffrey Chaucer . The tales are presented as a storytelling contest by a group of pilgrims on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Each pilgrim tells a story to pass the time, and their tales range from bawdy and humorous to serious and moralistic. The stories provide valuable insights into medieval English society as they explore social class, religion, and morality. The pilgrims represent a cross-section of medieval English society: they include a knight, a prioress, a miller, a cook, a merchant, a monk, a nun, a pardoner, a friar, and a host, among others. Religion and morals play an important part of these stories, as the characters are often judged according to their actions and adherence to moral principles. Chaucer also contributed significantly to the development of the English language by introducing new vocabulary and expressions, and by helping to establish English as a literary language. Before the Tales , most literary works were written in Latin or French, languages which were

Author

Geoffrey Chaucer

Publisher

Standard Ebooks

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781721093113