The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Plot Summary
- Cast of Characters
- An Analysis of Major Characters
- Symbols and Themes
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Summary and Analysis
- The 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
- The 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 Yeoman's Prologue and Tale
- The Manciple's Prologue and Tale
- The Parson's Tale
- Chaucer's Retraction
- Significant Quotations
- Key Facts
- Points to Ponder
- Discussion Questions
- Take The Quiz
- Further Reading
- Flashcards
- Biography of Geoffrey Chaucer
Further Reading
Ackroyd, P. (2004). Chaucer: Ackroyd’s Brief Lives. New York: Nan A. Talese.
Biddick, K., & Scott, J. W. (1998). The Shock of Medievalism. Durham: Duke University Press.
Chaucer, G. (1987). The Riverside Chaucer. Ed. Larry Benson. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Gardner, J. (2010). The Life and Times of Chaucer. New York: Open Road Integrated Media.
Klitgard, E. (1995). Chaucer’s Narrative Voice in The Knight’s Tale. Odense: Museum
Tusculanum Press.
Knapp, P. (1990). Chaucer and the Social Contest. New York: Routledge.
Owen, C.A. (1991). The Manuscripts of The Canterbury Tales. Rochester, NY: D.S. Brewer.
Patterson, L. (2007). Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: A Casebook. New York:
Oxford University Press.
Pearsall, D. (1985). The Canterbury Tales. London: G. Allen & Unwin.
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