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 THE

CANTERBURY TALESBy: Geofrey Chaucer

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Geofrey Chaucer

■ Geofrey Chaucer was born in London soe!ie be!ween "#$% aChaucer and A'nes Co(!on)

■  &ohn Chaucer was an a*uen! wine erchan! and de(u!y !o !he +in',s .a!her,s connec!ions/ Geofrey he-d se0era- (osi!ions ear-y in his

nob-ewoan,s (a'e/ a cour!ier/ a di(-oa!/ a ci0i- ser0an!/ and a

e!a-)

■ His ear-y -i.e and educa!ion were no! s!ric!-y docuen!ed a-!hou'h i!.ro his wor+s !ha! he cou-d read 2rench/ La!in/ and 3!a-ian)

■ 3n "#45/ Chaucer 6oined !he En'-ish ary,s in0asion o. 2rance durin' !7ar and was !a+en (risoner8 9in' Edward 333 o. En'-and (aid his ransoChaucer arried ;hi-i(a de Roe!/ who was a -ady

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Geofrey Chaucer

■ 3n "#=/ Chaucer was 'i0en a -i.e (ension by !he +in'/ and abroad on di(-oa!ic issions)

■ >urin' !ri(s !o 3!a-y in "#=? and "#=@/ he disco0ered !he Boccaccio/ and ;e!rarcheach o. which 'rea!-y inuenced

-i!erary endea0ors)

■ His (eriod o. ar!is!ic a!uri!y is considered !o be'in a! !his !iewri!in' o. !he Genera- ;ro-o'ue o. !he Canterbury Tales/ con!inued !o wor+ on .or any yearsos! -i+e-y un!i- his Considered a cu-!ura- !ouchs!one/ i. no! !he 0ery we--s(rin' o. En'-ish -an'ua'e/ Chaucer,s !a-es 'a!her !wen!y

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Geofrey Chaucer

■ Now considered !he 2a!her o. En'-ish -i!era!ure/D Chaucer wro0ernacu-ar whi-e cour! (oe!ry was s!i-- bein' wri!!en in An'-o

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 The Can!erbury Ta-es

Geofrey Chaucer wro!e The Canterbury Tales/ a co--ec!ion o. s

s!ory/ be!ween "#@= and "$%%)

3! is !he s!ory o. a 'rou( o. !hir!y (eo(-e who !ra0e- as (i-'riFEn'-and) The (i-'ris/ who coe .ro a-- -ayers o. socie!y/ !eo!her !o +i-- !ie whi-e !hey !ra0e- !o Can!erbury)

3. we !rus! !he Genera- ;ro-o'ue/ Chaucer in!ended !ha! each (!wo !a-es on !he way !o Can!erbury and !wo !a-es on !he way bac

He ne0er nished his enorous (ro6ec! and e0en !he co(-e!ena--y re0ised)

Scho-ars are uncer!ain abou! !he order o. !he !a-es)

As !he (rin!in' (ress had ye! !o be in0en!ed when Chaucer wroCanterbury Tales has been (assed down in se0era- handwri!!en

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■ Twen!y nine (eo(-ere(resen! a-- as(ecIedie0a- socie!y 'o(i-'ria'e !o !he ca! Can!erbury in soEn'-and)

 The S!ory 2ora!

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 The S!ory 2ora!

■Chaucer,s charac!'oin' !o (ay res(e!his shrine as a (are-i'ious (i-'ria'a-- ee! a! a !a0er

be'in !heir 6ourney

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;i-'ri,s Rou!e

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Se!!in': Can!erbury

■Connec!ed # !radin' (or!s !o London8 &u-iin0aded in $# A)>)

■Roan ci0i-iJa!ion wi!h !hea!res/ ba!hs/ !eun!i- in0asion o. An'-es/ SaKons/ &u!es in 4!h!h

■Can!erbury con0er!ed !o Chris!iani!y in 45=Au'us!ine)

■Ionas!ery/ !oday,s Ca!hedra-/ .ounded in Au'us!ine8 Can!erbury as o!her o. Bri!ish Chri

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Can!erbury

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Can!erbury Ca!hedra-