ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Canterbury Tales is one of the best loved works in the history of English literature. Written in Middle English, the story follows a group of pilgrims who are travelling the long journey from London to Canterbury Cathedral.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in vernacular, Middle English, because that was the type of English spoken by the English people at the time. Since many works were written in French and Latin, there was a dearth of works in English.

Detailed explanation-4: -Written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century, The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of 31 pilgrims who meet while travelling from the Tabard Inn in Southwark to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17, 000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, in 1389, Clerk of the King’s work.