ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Additions to the Tales As Chaucer left it, he did not even succeed in giving each of the thirty characters one story to tell, let alone four. Because the printing press had not been in use in England when Chaucer was writing, the Tales existed in only manuscript form.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taken together, the tales offer a fascinating insight into English life during the late 14th century. Chaucer’s original plan was for over 100 stories, but only 24 were completed, some of which had already been written for earlier works.

Detailed explanation-4: -’The Canterbury Tales’ is a collection of twenty-four stories, about 17, 000 lines, written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. Chaucer casts himself as the narrator, including himself as one of the story-telling characters.