What is The Canterbury Tales
Introduction Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) in the late 14th century. It is a frame narrative, meaning that…
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Troilus and Criseyde Summary
Characters 1. Troilus 2. Criseyde 3. Pandarus 4. Calchus 5. hector 6. Antenor 7. Diomedes 8. Deiphebus 9. Narrator Summary The event took place during…
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale Summary
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Key information about the poet: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) is an author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat diplomat etc.…
Chaucer Brief Suggestion NU Masters (2019-20)
The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Most Important Brief Q.1. What is the masterpiece of Chaucer? Ans. The Canterbury Tales is the masterpiece of…
The mingling of serious and comic elements in “The Nuns Priest’s Tale”.
Introduction: The Nun’s Priest’s Tale is, on the whole, a humorous poem. The comic elements obviously preponderate in it. But the poem is not without…
The Nun’s Priest’s tale as a beast fable.
Introduction: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) is an author poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat. He has been called the father of English literature and the father of…
Troilus and Criseyde is a lover’s tragedy
Introduction: There is a famous quote that says, ”the only difference between a tragedy and a comedy is the ending”. This means that if a…
Consider Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde as a poem of courtly love tradition
Introduction: Courtly love was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting…
