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The Canterbury Tales Study Guide & Essays

by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales is at once one of the most famous and most frustrating works of literature ever written. Since its composition in late 1300s, critics have continued to mine new riches from its complex ground, and started new arguments about the text and its interpretation. Chaucer’s richly…

The Canterbury Tales is the last of Geoffrey Chaucer's works, and he only finished 24 of an initially planned 100 tales. The Canterbury Tales study guide contains a biography of Geoffrey Chaucer, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

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During Chaucer's day, Britain was _____.

1)ruled by the powerful and ruthless King Henry II
2)stable and thriving due to its booming population and agriculture
3)unstable due to the murder of Thomas à Becket
4)unstable due in part to political conflict between the Catholic Church and State

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