The poem, in the original Middle English, is accompanied by background information, notes, and marginal glosses, and tells the story of a group of travelers on a pilgrimage
Canterbury Tales: Literary Touchstone Classic - Revised Edition
PRES I WICK HOUSE , INC . CANTERBURY TALES GEOFFREY CHA UCER An abridged version of Chaucer's original on the left and a modern rendering on the right PRESTWICK HOUSE , INC . CANTERBURY TALES GEOFFREY CHAUCER An. SIDE by SIDES Front Cover.
But Chaucer's genius needs no historical introduction; it bursts forth from every page of The Canterbury Tales.
A group of travelers making a pilgrimage to Canterbury take turns telling stories
In the Middle Ages an ill-matched band of strangers on a pilgrimate amuse themselves along the way with a storytelling competition.
Canterbury Tales
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