is anyone here knows all about the canterbury tales?

Answer 1

Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket at Canterbury Cathedral[1]. The Canterbury Tales are written in Middle English.

In the City of Canterbury there is a Museum about The Canterbury Tales, called "The Canterbury Tales". It is on St Margrets Street.

The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.

Some of the tales are serious and others humorous; however, all are very precise in describing the traits and faults of human nature. Religious malpractice is a major theme as well as focusing on the division of the three estates. Most of the tales are interlinked with similar themes running through them and some are told in retaliation for other tales in the form of an argument. 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. This would have meant a possible one hundred and twenty tales which would have dwarfed the twenty-six tales actually written.

Answer 2

The Canterbury Tales was written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is about a group of about 30 pilgrims who travel to a place named Canterbury. It is a group of stories as the title suggests. Check my sources for more info.

Answer 3

"the Miller's tale" is the only one that In can remember.
I took a course in old and middle English with Professor Jeff Campbell at Midwestern U., and loved it!

Answer 4

I remember reading it senior year.

Answer 5

yes very ribald