The Canterbury Tales

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Adultery, astrology, gullible carpenters & mooning can all be found in the "Miller's Tale" in this 14th century work The Canterbury Tales $400 DJ A BIT OF LIT 2026-03-23 #9526
Chaucer had planned to write more than 100 stories for this work, but only got around to 24 The Canterbury Tales $1,000 J A "C" IN LITERATURE 2022-10-04 #8712
The Wife of Bath & The Summoner have stories to tell in this classic work The Canterbury Tales DD $1,500 J BRISK LIT 2022-05-13 #8640
The prologue to this 14th c. work says 29 pilgrims are gathered at the Tabard Inn; the knight is introduced first The Canterbury Tales $400 DJ BRITISH LIT 2020-04-07 #8197
Printing in England was still a novelty in the 1470s when William Caxton printed this work about 30 pilgrims The Canterbury Tales $800 DJ A RENAISSANCE LITERATURE TIMELINE 2014-12-10 #6958
"A Knight's Tale", starring Heath Ledger, was inspired by this Chaucer classic The Canterbury Tales $200 J MOVIES INSPIRED BY LITERATURE 2014-05-27 #6847
Late 14th century:"A Miller, a Reeve & a Nun Walk into a Bar" The Canterbury Tales $800 J ORIGINAL TITLES IN LITERATURE? 2010-07-26 #5971
The Knight's Tale, the Friar's Tale, & the Nun's Priest's Tale are part of this larger group The Canterbury Tales $600 J THEM LITERATURE TYPE FACTS 2008-02-21 #5404
"The Miller's Tale" is one of the naughtiest of these famous Chaucer stories The Canterbury Tales $600 J LITERATURE 2006-11-20 #5106
The general prologue of this masterpiece is heard here The Canterbury Tales $400 DJ OLD & MIDDLE ENGLISH LIT 2001-10-08 #3931
The Man of Law's Talein this Chaucer work tells the story of Constance, an emperor's daughter The Canterbury Tales $500 J LITERATURE 1997-02-03 #2866
Now seldom performed, "The Canterbury Pilgrims" is an 1884 opera based on this literary work The Canterbury Tales $200 DJ MUSIC & LITERATURE 1995-05-22 #2481
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