The Canterbury Tales (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: Remote antiquity to fourteenth century
- Setting: A pilgrimage road between London and Canterbury
- Genres: Short fiction, Poetry, Frame story, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Love or romance, England or English people, Adultery, London, Human behavior, Greek or Roman times, Pilgrims or pilgrimages, Middle Ages, Priests, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry
- Locales: London, England, Canterbury, England
Characters Discussed
The Knight, a courtly medieval fighting man who has served king and religion all over the known world. Modest in dress and speech, though the highest in rank of the pilgrims to Canterbury, he rides with only his son and a yeoman in attendance. He tells a metrical romance, the first of the stories in the series related by the various pilgrims. His is a tale of courtly love, the story of the love two young Theban noblemen, Palamon and Arcite, have for Emily, the beautiful sister-in-law of Duke Theseus of Athens. The young men compete in a tourney for the...
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Geoffrey Chaucer (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Geoffrey Chaucer (Poetry)Geoffrey Chaucer (Dictionary of World Biography)Geoffrey Chaucer (Short Fiction)
See Also:
- - For teachers, the The Canterbury Tales Lesson Plan.
- - Read the The Canterbury Tales text online.
- - The Canterbury Tales summary and study guide in the eNotes.
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