The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1343?-1400
"The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems" by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of stories written chiefly from 1387 to 1400. A group of pilgrims journey to Canterbury, each tasked with telling tales along the way. Held together by this frame story, the work remains unfinished—fewer than a quarter of the projected tales were completed before Chaucer's death. The intended order of the tales is uncertain, with various arrangements appearing across different manuscripts. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1343?-1400 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Purves, David Laing, 1838-1873 |
| Title | The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_The_Canterbury_Tales |
| Contents | Life of Chaucer -- The Canterbury Tales -- The Court of Love -- The Cuckoo and The Nightingale -- The Assembly of Fowls -- The Flower and The Leaf -- The House of Fame -- Troilus and Cressida -- Chaucer's Dream -- The Prologue To The Legend of Good Women -- Chaucer's A.B.C. -- Miscellaneous Poems |
| Credits | Donal O’Danachair |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2383 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 32226 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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