Reading the Tales in a modern English version by Nevill Coghill, we will see how Chaucer at once vividly rendered the manners and morals of his place in time, but also created individual characters in ...

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Two former workers at an infamous Kent mental asylum have shared eye-opening tales of what life was like behind the institution’s walls.

Even his more unsavory characters, such as Canterbury's Pardoner, are not one-dimensional villains. "He's the worst sort of person but Chaucer fleshes him out," Cannon says. "When I teach Chaucer, I ...

Geoffrey Chaucer is often described as the father of English literature, and his Canterbury Tales is probably his best-known work. On this study day we join Dr Sarah James to explore the contexts ...

The Canterbury Tales, written between 1387 and 1400, is a collection of stories about characters on a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.

Nottingham University in England has ignited a debate after issuing a trigger warning on Geoffrey Chaucer’s renowned work, “The Canterbury Tales.” The warning informs students of the religious content ...

The Canterbury Tales, written between 1387 and 1400, is a collection of stories about characters on a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.

According to the University of Nottingham, “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer communicate Christian contents that can be a problem for students of the course in “Chaucer and His ...