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Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484
Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). For the origins of the technique and non-artistic use see Woodblock printing; for the related technique invented in the 18th century see Wood engraving Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. For the Wikipedia guideline regarding editing articles see WikipediaManual of Style. In Poetry, the meter or metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse. The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a collection of pilgrims on a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. A frame story (also frame tale, frame narrative, etc is a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed at least in part for the purpose of The London Borough of Southwark ( is a London borough in south east London, England. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a [1] The Canterbury Tales are written in Middle English. Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Although the tales are considered to be his magnum opus, some believe the structure of the tales is indebted to the works of The Decameron, which Chaucer is said to have read on an earlier visit to Italy. Magnum opus (sometimes Opus magnum, plural magna opera) from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the best the greatest The Decameron (subtitle Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 Novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Contents

The prologue and individual tales

Ezra Winter, Canterbury tales mural (1939), Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.
Ezra Winter, Canterbury tales mural (1939), Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D. The John Adams Building is one of three Library buildings of the Library of Congress in the United States. C.

The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. Courtly love was a Medieval European conception of ennobling love which found its genesis in the ducal and princely courts of Aquitaine, Provence Betrayal, a form of Deception or dismissal of prior presumptions is the breaking or violation of a presumptive Social contract ( trust, or Confidence Greed is the Selfish desire for or pursuit of Money, Wealth, power, Food, or other Possessions, especially when this denies The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliaux. As a Literary genre of High culture, romance or chivalric romance refers to a style of heroic Prose and verse Narrative A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance Literature. A sermon is an oration by a Prophet or member of the Clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic A fable is a succinct story in prose or verse that features Animals Plants inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are The fabliau (plural fabliaux or "'fablieaux'" is a comic usually anonymous tale written by Jongleurs in northeast France circa the 13th Though there is an overall frame, there is no single poetic structure to the work; Chaucer utilizes a variety of rhyme schemes and metrical patterns, and there are also two prose tales. A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming Lines in a Poem or Song. In Poetry, the meter or metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse. For the Wikipedia guideline regarding editing articles see WikipediaManual of Style. The Tales include

Portrait of Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim in the Ellesmere manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
Portrait of Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim in the Ellesmere manuscript of The Canterbury Tales

Some of the tales are serious and others comical. The General Prologue is the assumed title of the series of portraits that precedes The Canterbury Tales. "The Knight's Tale" is the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. The Miller's Tale is the second of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales (1380s-1390s told by a drunken miller to "quite" (requite The Knight's The Reeve's Prologue and Tale is the third story told in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. This is a tale from Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. The Man of Law's Tale is the fifth of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, written around 1387. " The Wife of Bath's Tale " and its Prologue are among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales. " The Friar's Tale " is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, told by Hubert the Friar. The Summoner's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Ellesmere manuscript is an early 15th century Manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales, held in the Huntington Library, in " The Clerk's Tale " is the first tale of Group E in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. The Merchant's Prologue and Tale is one of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales. The Squire's Tale is a Tale in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. The Franklin's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Physician's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. The Pardoner's Tale is one of the The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Shipman's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Prioress's Tale follows The Shipman's Tale in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. Sir Thopas is Chaucer's tale in The Canterbury Tales (1387 In Canterbury Tales, there is a character named Geoffrey Chaucer The Tale of Melibee is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Monk's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Nun's Priest's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by the 14th century Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale is part of Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. The Canon's Yeoman's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Manciple's Tale is part of Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales. " The Parson's Prologue and Tale " make up the final section of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's Retraction is the final section of The Canterbury Tales. Religious malpractice is a major theme, as is the division of the three estates. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos In Law, malpractice is a type of negligence in which the Misfeasance, Malfeasance or Nonfeasance of a Professional, under a duty The Estates of the realm were the broad divisions of society usually distinguishing Nobility, Clergy, and Commoners recognized in the Middle Ages Most of the tales are interlinked by common themes, and some "quit" (reply to or retaliate for) other tales. The work is incomplete, as it was originally intended that each character would tell four tales, two on the way to Canterbury and two on the return journey, for a total of one hundred twenty--which would have dwarfed the twenty-four tales actually written. An unfinished work is a Creative work that has not been finished

Some critics have seen political overtones within the tales, particularly since Chaucer himself was a significant courtier and political figure at the time. A courtier is a person who attends the court of a Monarch or other powerful person. The tales contain many hints at contemporary events, and the theme of marriage common in the tales has been presumed to refer to several different marriages, most often those of John of Gaunt. John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third Chaucer himself was one of the characters on the pilgrimage, and another character, Harry Bailly of the Tabard Inn, was a real person as well. It is considered quite likely the cook was Roger Knight de Ware, a contemporary London cook.

The complete work

The opening folio of the Hengwrt manuscript contains the beginning of the General Prologue.
The opening folio of the Hengwrt manuscript contains the beginning of the General Prologue. The Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript is an early 15th century Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, held in the National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth The General Prologue is the assumed title of the series of portraits that precedes The Canterbury Tales.

The work began some time in the 1380s but Chaucer stopped working on it in the late 1390s. It was not written down fully conceived: it seems to have had many revisions with the addition of new tales at various times. The plan for one hundred and twenty tales is from the general prologue. It is announced by Harry Bailey, the host, that there will be four tales each (two on the way to Canterbury, two on the way back to the tavern). This is not necessarily the opinion of Chaucer himself, who appears as the only character to tell more than one tale. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. It has been suggested that the unfinished state was deliberate on Chaucer's part. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. The complete work was 646 pages.

The structure of The Canterbury Tales is a frame narrative and easy to find in other contemporary works, such as The Book of Good Love by Juan Ruiz and Boccaccio's Decameron, which may have been one of Chaucer's main sources of inspiration. The Book of Good Love ( El Libro de Buen Amor) considered to be one of the masterpieces of Spanish poetry is a semi-biographical account of romantic adventures Juan Ruiz (ca 1283 - ca 1350 known as the Archpriest of Hita ( Arcipreste de Hita) was a medieval Spanish poet The Decameron (subtitle Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 Novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in Chaucer indeed adapted several of Boccaccio's stories to put in the mouths of his own pilgrims, but what sets Chaucer's work apart from his contemporaries' is his characters. Compared to Boccaccio's main characters - seven women and three men, all young, fresh and well-to-do, and given Classical names - the characters in Chaucer are of extremely varied stock, including representatives of most of the branches of the middle classes at that time. Not only are the participants very different, but they tell very different types of tales, with their personalities showing through both in their choices of tales and in the way they tell them.

The idea of a pilgrimage appears to have been mainly a useful device to get such a diverse collection of people together for literary purposes. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance In fact, the Monk would probably not be allowed to undertake the pilgrimage and some of the other characters would be unlikely ever to want to attend. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance Also, all of the pilgrims ride horses, so there is no suggestion of them suffering for their religion. None of the popular shrines along the way are visited and there is no suggestion that anyone attends mass, so that it seems much more like a tourist's jaunt. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church.

Chaucer does not pay much attention to the progress of the trip. He hints that the tales take several days but he does not detail any overnight stays. Although the journey could be done in one day this speed would make telling tales difficult and three to four days was the usual duration for such pilgrimages. The 18th of April is mentioned in the tales and Walter William Skeat, a 19th century editor, determined 17 April 1387 as the probable first day of the tales. Walter William Skeat ( November 21, 1835 - 1912 English Philologist, was born in London on the 21st of November 1835 and educated The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.

Scholars divide the tales into ten fragments. The tales that make up a fragment are directly connected, usually with one character speaking to and handing over to another character, but there is no connection between most of the other fragments. This means that there are several possible permutations for the order of the fragments and consequently the tales themselves. The above listing is perhaps the most common in modern times, with the fragments numbered I-X, but an alternative order lists them A-G, with the tales from the Physician's until the Nun's Priest's placed before the Wife of Bath's. The exception to the independence between fragments are the last two. The Manciple's tale is the last tale in IX but fragment X starts with the Parson's prologue by saying that the Manciple had finished his tale. The reason that they are kept as two different fragments is that the Manciple starts his short tale in the morning but the Parson's tale is told at four in the afternoon. It is assumed that Chaucer would have amended his manuscript or inserted more tales to fill the time.

Significance

It is sometimes argued that the greatest contribution that this work made to English literature was in popularising the literary use of the vernacular, English, rather than French or Latin. The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. English had, however, been used as a literary language for centuries before Chaucer's life, and several of Chaucer's contemporaries—John Gower, William Langland, and the Pearl Poet—also wrote major literary works in English. John Gower (c 1330 – October 1408 was an English Poet, a contemporary of William Langland and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. William Langland (ca 1332 - ca 1386 is the conjectured Author of the 14th-century English Dream-vision Piers Plowman. The " Pearl Poet " or the " Gawain Poet " is the name given to the author of Pearl, an alliterative poem written in Middle It is unclear to what extent Chaucer was responsible for starting a trend rather than simply being part of it. It is interesting to note that, although Chaucer had a powerful influence in poetic and artistic terms, which can be seen in the great number of forgeries and mistaken attributions (such as The Flower and the Leaf which was translated by John Dryden), modern English spelling and orthography owes much more to the innovations made by the Court of Chancery in the decades during and after his lifetime. John Dryden (– was an influential English poet Literary critic, Translator and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England The Court of Chancery was one of the courts of equity in England and Wales.

In 2004, Professor Linne Mooney was able to identify the scrivener who worked for Chaucer as an Adam Pinkhurst. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A scrivener (or scribe) was traditionally a person who could read and write. In 2004 Professor Linne Mooney was able to identify the Scrivener who worked for Chaucer as an Adam Pinkhurst. Mooney, then a professor at the University of Maine and a visiting fellow at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, was able to match Pinkhurst's signature, on an oath he signed, to his lettering on a copy of The Canterbury Tales that was transcribed from Chaucer's working copy. The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. Corpus Christi College (full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply Corpus) is a College of the University

The Canterbury Tales can also tell modern readers much about "the occult" during Chaucer's time, especially in regards to astrology and the astrological lore prevalent during Chaucer's era. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems Western astrology is the system of Astrology most popular in Western countries There are hundreds if not thousands of astrological allusions found in this work; some are quite overt while others are more subtle in nature. An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person place event literary work myth, or work of art

While some readers look to interpret the characters of "The Canterbury Tales" as historical figures, other readers choose to interpret its significance in less literal terms. After analysis of his diction and historical context, his work appears to develop a critique against society during his lifetime. Within a number of his descriptions, his comments can appear complimentary in nature, but through clever language, the statements are ultimately critical of the pilgrim’s actions. It is unclear whether Chaucer would intend for the reader to link his characters with actual persons. Instead, it appears that Chaucer creates fictional characters to be general representations of people in such fields of work. With an understanding of medieval society, one can detect subtle satire at work.

Antisemitism

The Canterbury Tales included an account of Jews murdering a deeply pious and innocent Christian boy ('The Prioress's Tale'). This blood libel against Jews became a part of English literary tradition. Blood libels against Jews are false accusations that Jews use Human blood in certain aspects of their Religious rituals and holidays Although [2] (The story the Prioress tells did not originate in the works of Chaucer: it was well known in the 14th century. [3])

The pilgrims' route and real locations

The City of Canterbury has a museum dedicated to The Canterbury Tales. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. [4]

The postulated return journey has intrigued many and continuations have been written as well, often to the horror or (occasional) delight of Chaucerians everywhere, as tales written for the characters who are mentioned but not given a chance to speak. The Tale of Beryn is a story by an anonymous author within a 15th century manuscript of the work. The tales are rearranged and there are some interludes in Canterbury, which they had finally reached, and Beryn is the first tale on the return journey, told by the Merchant. John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes is also a depiction of the return journey but the tales themselves are actually prequels to the tale of classical origin told by the Knight in Chaucer's work. John Lydgate of Bury (c 1370 – c 1451 was a Monk and Poet, born in Lidgate Suffolk, England.

Influences

The title of the work has become an everyday phrase and been variously adapted and adopted; for example Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, and others. Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian Writer. The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, first published by McClelland and Stewart in Recently an animated version of some of the tales has been produced for British television. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic As well as versions with Modern English dialogue, there have been versions in the original Middle English and Welsh. Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550 Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic

Many literary works (both fiction and non-fiction alike) have used a similar frame narrative to the Canterbury Tales as an homage. Science Fiction writer Dan Simmons wrote his Hugo Award winning novel Hyperion based around an extra-planetary group of pilgrims. Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American Author most widely known for his Hugo Award The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year For the novel 'Hyperion' written by Friedrich Hölderlin see Hyperion (Hölderlin Hyperion is a Hugo Award Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins used The Canterbury Tales as a structure for his 2004 non-fiction book about evolution - The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution. Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941 is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and Popular science eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 The Ancestor's Tale (subtitled A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life) is a 2004 Popular science Book by Richard Dawkins His animal pilgrims are on their way to find the common ancestor, each telling a tale about evolution.

Henry Dudeney's book The Canterbury Puzzles contains a part which is supposedly lost text from the Tales. Henry Ernest Dudeney ( 10 April 1857 &ndash 24 April 1930) was an English Author and Mathematician who specialised

Stage and film adaptations

The Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, a retelling of The Knight's Tale, was first published in 1613 or 1614 and published in 1634. The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean Comedy, first published in 1634 and attributed to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare

Further reading

References

  1. ^ The shrine was destroyed in the 16th century during the dissolution of the monasteries. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded
  2. ^ Alexis P. Rubin, ed. (1993): Scattered Among the Nations: Documents Affecting Jewish History. 49 to 1975. Wall & Emerson. ISBN 1895131103. pp. 106-107
  3. ^ "The Prioress's Tale", by prof. Jane Zatta
  4. ^ Canterbury Tales Museum, Canterbury.
  5. ^ Screen Online
    • 2001, A Knight's Tale took its name from "The Knight's Tale," with a fictionalized Chaucer portrayed as a friend to the knight. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A Knight's Tale is a 2001 action / adventure / romantic comedy directed produced and written by Brian Helgeland. At one point Chaucer declares he will use his verse to vilify two church officials who cheated him; they are a summoner and a pardoner. However the film actually has very little to do with the tale.
      • In a deleted scene included on the DVD release, Chaucer is also seen with his wife, who comments that his new companions "seem much more fun than those boring old pilgrims you hung out with last year. "
    • 2004, BBC, modern re-tellings of selected tales. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www. bbc. co. uk/drama/canterburytales/ |title=BBC - Drama - Canterbury Tales |accessdate=2007-05-06 |format= |work=[[BBC]] Drama article about the series}}</li></ol></ref>

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Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales
General Prologue | The Knight's Tale | The Miller's Tale | The Reeve's Tale | The Cook's Tale | The Man of Law's Tale | The Wife of Bath's Tale | The Friar's Tale | The Summoner's Tale | The Clerk's Tale | The Merchant's Tale | The Squire's Tale | The Franklin's Tale | The Physician's Tale | The Pardoner's Tale | The Shipman's Tale | The Prioress' Tale | Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topas | The Tale of Melibee | The Monk's Tale | The Nun's Priest's Tale | The Second Nun's Tale | The Canon's Yeoman's Tale | The Manciple's Tale | The Parson's Tale | Chaucer's Retraction
Other works
The Book of the Duchess | The House of Fame | Anelida and Arcite | The Parliament of Fowls | Boece | The Romaunt of the Rose | Troilus and Criseyde | The Legend of Good Women | Treatise on the Astrolabe
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