FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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‘The Canterbury Tales’ is set in summer and tells the story of thirty men and women, (members of the clergy, aristocrats, artisans, merchants), who are going on pilgrimage. In the General Prologue, the narrator, the poet himself, joins the group at Tabard, an inn in Southwark, London.The arrival is in Canterbury, to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. The host of the inn suggests that every pilgrim should tell two stories while going to Canterbury and two coming back.
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‘The Canterbury Tales’ is set in spring and tells the story of thirty men and women, (members of the clergy, aristocrats, artisans, merchants), who are going on pilgrimage. In the General Prologue, the narrator, the poet himself, joins the group at Tabard, an inn in Southwark, London.The arrival is in Canterbury, to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. The host of the inn suggests that every pilgrim should tell two stories while going to Canterbury and two coming back.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Tales takes place in the late fourteenth century and depicts a time of significant social upheaval, including the decline of chivalry, the emergence of the middle class, and rising criticism of the Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -The springtime symbolizes rebirth and fresh beginnings, and is thus appropriate for the beginning of Chaucer’s text. Springtime also evokes erotic love, as evidenced by the moment when Palamon first sees Emelye gathering fresh flowers to make garlands in honor of May. The Squire, too, participates in this symbolism.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by a fictional group of pilgrims. It was written between 1387 and 1400 by Geoffrey Chaucer and it remained incomplete at the time of his death.