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The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
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Description
The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales — Geoffrey Chaucer introduces a diverse group of pilgrims travelling to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. Through vivid descriptions of characters such as the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Prioress and the Miller, Chaucer offers a lively portrait of medieval English society, from the nobility and clergy to ordinary working people. Combining humour, satire and keen social observation, the poem reveals the personalities, ambitions and contradictions of its characters. Written in Middle English, it is one of the most celebrated introductions to medieval English literature.
Condition
Good condition, has annotations.
Filed under: Poetry