Chaucer

Marriage in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

Generally speaking, there are four tales in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales which make up the Marriage Group. The Marriage group…

2 weeks ago

The Prioress of ‘The Canterbury Tales’

In "The Canterbury Tales," Beauty and looks define some of the characters in the general prologue. The Prioress is classified…

4 weeks ago

Profile of Favorite Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer is considered to be the greatest English poet of the middle ages and he is also my favorite…

1 month ago

Chaucer’s Use of “Quyting”: an Analysis of the Comic Tales and Marriage Tales

In the general prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, there is a preemptive warning given to the propriety and sensibility of…

3 months ago

Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer has been acclaimed as the "Father of English Literature". His writings (usually the Canterbury Tales) are on required…

7 months ago

Courtly Love: Literary Representation of Women in the Age of Chivalry

"A knight there was, and that a worthy man, That fro the time that he first bigan To ridden out,…

2 years ago

The Canterbury Tales as a Microcosm of Chaucer’s England

The "Canterbury Tales" is more that just an entertaining collection of stories and characters; it is a representation of the…

3 years ago

A Summary of “The Knight’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer

"The Knight's Tale" is part of a collection entitled "The Canterbury Tales." It is the first of many tales presented…

3 years ago

Chaucer’s Criticism of the Catholic Church in The Canterbury Tales

When Geoffrey Chaucer sat down to begin writing his famous and widely revered work, The Canterbury Tales, it is unlikely…

3 years ago

Medieval Women

When we think about what life was like for women in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval periods, we often think of them…

3 years ago

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