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The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems

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  1. Preface

    6:21

  2. The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

    58:18

  3. The General Prologue

    39:00

  4. The Knight’s Tale, Part 1

    66:20

  5. The Knight's Tale, Part 2

    79:51

  6. The Miller's Tale

    54:42

  7. The Reeve's Tale

    23:26

  8. The Cook's Tale

    7:51

  9. The Men of Law's Tale

    79:51

  10. The Wife of Bath's Tale

    63:23

  11. The Friar's Tale

    22:53

  12. The Sompnour's Tale

    43:03

  13. The Clerk's Tale

    80:06

  14. The Merchant's Tale

    81:25

  15. The Squire's Tale

    43:41

  16. The Franklin's Tale

    31:34

  17. The Doctor's Tale

    17:01

  18. The Pardoner's Tale

    40:02

  19. The Shipman's Tale

    27:36

  20. The Prioress's Tale

    15:06

  21. The Tale of Sir Thopas

    10:12

  22. Chaucer’s Tale of Meliboeus

    36:01

  23. The Monk's Tale

    47:29

  24. The Nun’s Priest’s Tale

    47:07

  25. The Second Nun’s Tale

    27:43

  26. The Canons Yeoman’s Tale

    37:28

  27. The Manciple’s Tale

    17:04

  28. The Parson’s Tale

    54:57

  29. Preces de Chauceres

    3:48

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A company of pilgrims journeying to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury agree to pass the time by telling stories, and the result is one of the greatest works in English literature—a dazzling collection of tales bawdy and pious, comic and tragic, told by a cross-section of medieval society from the noble Knight to the earthy Wife of Bath. Written in vivid Middle English verse, Chaucer's masterpiece brims with humor, humanity, and sharp observation of every rank and folly. A founding work of English poetry, The Canterbury Tales gave the language one of its first great voices and remains endlessly rich, funny, and alive.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) was an English poet often called the father of English literature. His Canterbury Tales established English as a literary language and remains a cornerstone of the canon.

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First published
1387
Reading time
About 20 hours
Pages
868
Language
English
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