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1971. 2 hr 2 min. 6.4 (8,103) The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 movie adaptation of the classic book by Geoffrey Chaucer. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, it features an ensemble cast and several short stories within the larger frame story of a group of pilgrims traveling together to the city of Canterbury. The film opens with a prologue in which ...
Brief Biography of Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer was born between 1343-5 to a well-to-do family of wine merchants in London. He served as a lower-level court official in a variety of roles throughout his life. Chaucer was captured by the French during the Hundred Years’ War but quickly released on ransom. Shortly afterwards, he married Philippa ...
The Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales ( Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) [2] is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. [3] It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.
The 7 Most Messed-Up Short Stories We All Had to Read in School. A list of all the characters in The Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales characters include: The Knight, The Pardoner, The Wife of Bath, The Miller, The Host, Chaucer (The Narrator), The Squire, The Prioress, The Monk, The Friar, The Reeve, The Parson.
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 9:15:15 PM, 05/25/2024 . The Canterbury Tales is 6119 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 2440 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Bad Influence but less popular than Pedro.
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Summary. Analysis. The General Prologue opens with a description of April showers and the return of spring. “Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote / The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,” he begins, and writes about the burgeoning flowers and singing birds. The sun has gone through the second half of the zodiacal sign Aires, the ...
