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Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. late-fourteenth-century English poet Chaucer was born in London in the early 1340s. The Canterbury Tales. Written in Middle English at the end of the 1300s
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Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer • late-fourteenth-century English poet • Chaucer was born in London in the early 1340s
The Canterbury Tales • Written in Middle English at the end of the 1300s • Chaucer wrote in the vernacular, the English that was spoken in and around London in his day.
The Situation • Tabard Inn • Contest for a free meal
The Characters • Miller • Manciple • Reeve • Summoner • Pardoner • The Tabard • Host • Knight • Squire • Yeoman • Nun • Monk • Merchant • Friar • Cleric • Serjeant at the Law • Franklin • 5 Tradesmen • Cook • Skipper • Doctor • Wife of Bath • Parson • Plowman