The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century‚ during the time of the Hundred Years ’ War. The tales (mostly written in verse‚ although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their
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is springtime and many like to go to pilgrimages as mentioned on line 12‚ “Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages” where “palmers for to seeken straunge strondes/ to feme halwes‚ kowthe in sondry londes” (13-14). As mentioned in our textbook: Chaucer did not need to make a pilgrimage himself to meet the types of people that his fictitious pilgrimage includes‚ because most of them had long inhibited literature as well as life…one meets all these types throughout medieval literature‚ but particularly
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virtually anything within the realm of his kitchen. “And he could roast and seethe and broil and fry‚” (393). Chaucer listed the talents of the cook in stream of consciousness to emphasize just how talented the cook truly is. Chaucer’s thoughts appear flustered‚ hinting that the talents of the cook that he listed do not even scratch the surface of the cook’s limitless talents and true potential. Chaucer then solidifies this conclusion by stating that the cook made the best blancmange. “As for blancmange
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Dante’s Inferno: The Ninth Circle The book Inferno‚ by Dante Alighien‚ was written in the 14th century. Dante Alighien was born in Florence‚ Italy around 1265. He is considered to be “the Supreme Poet” of the Italian language and his works the Commedia are the single greatest literary works composed. The Commedia is split up into three different sections: Inferno‚ Purgatorio‚ and Paradiso. The Inferno is Dante’s account of traveling through hell. He separates hell into nine different levels‚ each
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Response to "The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century author of little origin. There isn’t much information on Chaucer. Almost nothing is known about Chaucer’s personal life and even less is known about his education. However‚ there are multiple documents about his professional life. His most famous work is the “Canterbury Tales.” “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” is part of “The Canterbury Tales”‚ a collection of story written by Chaucer. “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale is an example of
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The Canterbury Tales : Geoffrey Chaucer - Summary and Critical Analysis | The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a series of different kinds of stories told by a group of imaginary pilgrims going to Canterbury (to the Cathedral‚ the place of assassination of Saint Thomas a Becket). One of the pilgrims‚ Chaucer’s persona or narrator‚ who is a civil servant‚ retells us the stories. Chaucer planned to write a long series of stories in verse‚ so as to describe his native country‚ its people
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Geoffrey Chaucer introduces readers of The Canterbury Tales to an assortment of characters‚ each with their own unique and notable features. Aside from the obvious differences‚ like their profession and their raiment‚ the characters described in the general Prologue have their own personalities‚ many of which are tainted in some way or another. Chaucer lived through a lot. After escaping the Black Death‚ he became a page for Prince Lionel‚ one of the sons of King Edward III‚ around 1357. Not long
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According to The Psychology of Emotions in Dante`s Inferno by John Alcorn in the Pedagogy he states that “Dante brings to life pain and suffering in Hell”. Throughout the story Dante describes what he experiences throughout the levels of hell and what is happening in each level. In order to better understand and appreciate Dante’s Inferno‚ one must examine the setting‚ language‚ and male roles. In the beginning of the story Dante describes the setting of where he wakes up as “this wood of wilderness
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on his journey through the nine layers of hell. The voyage started in the 1300’s‚ during Easter Week‚ and the descent to hell began on Good Friday. After Dante finds his guide to the Underworld‚ Virgil who is also a poet‚ in a mysterious dark wooded area‚ they begin their journey to hell‚ a treacherous place with the most horrendous tortures. Dante become lost on his journey and he states that he does not remember how he became lost but he wandered into a fearful place. While he is walking through
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act by the end of the story. While telling the story‚ the Wife of Bath speaks as though the queen demanded justice for the knight. “He was as good as dead but that the queen‚ and the other ladies too‚ implored the king to exercise his grace‚” (Chaucer‚ lines 68-71). The knights ultimately found his true answer with an ugly‚ elderly lady who had the exact answer for the queen and her court‚ “My liege and lady‚ in general‚ a woman
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