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How are the stories organized? While nobody knows the exact order in which Chaucer intended to organize the tales, Chaucer does group the tales thematically instead of by the pilgrims’ social statuses, as would have been expected in his day.
Jul 3, 2024 · Summary: The Canterbury Tales is significant in literature for its pioneering use of the English vernacular, which helped elevate English to a literary language. Its diverse range of characters...
May 8, 2019 · The Canterbury Tales (written c. 1388-1400 CE) is a medieval literary work by the poet Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE) comprised of 24 tales related to a number of literary genres and touching on subjects ranging from fate to God's will to love, marriage, pride, and death.
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