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The Canterbury Tales Essay Examples and Topics

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Author

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Country

England

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Original language

Middle English

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Original title

Tales of Caunterbury

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Genre

Fiction, Anthology

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Publication date

c. 1400 (unfinished at Chaucer's death)

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Setting

Kingdom of England, 14th century

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Major Characters

The Host, The Pardoner, The Wife of Bath, The Miller, The Knight, The Narrator

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The Tales are stories told by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.

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