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. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . The Canterbury Tales . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . Figure: Opening of The Knight’s Tale in the Ellesmere MS (public domain: source)

. Figure: London and Canterbury (CC-BY-SA: source)

. Figure: Talbot Yard (source: Google)

. .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. .. ———————— x 100 stories total ————————- x 10 stories each 10 young nobles Decameron 120 stories total 2 stories homebound . 2 stories outbound 30 pilgrims Canterbury Tales Design . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . . We have 24 of Chaucer’s tales, two of which are unfinished.

. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . Genre estates satire? Figure: The Three Estates .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . (public domain: source) ▶ Decameron : Novella ▶ Canterbury Tales : Compendium /

. 2 Fabliau (incomplete) The Cook’s Tale 4 I Fabliau The Reeve’s Tale 3 I Fabliau The Miller’s Tale I 5 Chivalric romance The Knight’s Tale 1 Frag. Genre Title # Genre . .. . I The Man of Law’s Tale .. III Fabliau/courtly romance The Merchant’s Tale 10 IV Christian romance The Clerk’s Tale 9 III Fabliau The Summoner’s Tale 8 Exemplum Christian romance The Friar’s Tale 7 III Chivalric romance The Wife of Bath’s Tale 6b III Confession The Wife of Bath’s Pr. 6a II . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . IV

. The Franklin’s Tale 14b VI Confession The Pardoner’s Prologue 14a VI Exemplum / Secular sermon The Physician’s Tale 13 V Breton lai 12 Exemplum / sermon V (intentionally incomplete) Chivalric romance The Squire’s Tale 11 Frag. Genre Title # Genre . The Pardoner’s Tale VI . 18 Beast fable The Nun’s Priest’s Tale 20 VII Boethian tragedy The Monk’s Tale 19 VII trans.) Wisdom literature (prose The Tale of Melibee VII 15 (intentionally incomplete) Minstrel romance Sir Thopas 17 VII Miracle of the Virgin The Prioress’s Tale 16 VII Fabliau The Shipman’s Tale .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . VII

. .. The Second Nun’s Prologue 21a Frag. Genre Title # Genre . . etymology . .. . . .. . . .. . Sermon; prayer; VIII .. VIII (prose) Religious tract The Parson’s Tale 24 IX Beast fable The Manciple’s Tale 23 ~Occupational satire 21b The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale 22b VIII Confession The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue 22a VIII Saint’s life The Secund Nun’s Tale . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. X

. .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . A moralizing tale, illustrating how (not) to live Romance Short, formulaic verse form for oral delivery Minstrel romance and celebrating trickery Verse tale ridiculing members of some social class Fabliau one’s life Exemplum . supernatural Short verse tale dealing with love and/or the Breton lai through animal characters Moralizing tale illustrating human behaviour Beast fable Genre .. . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . Verse tale of adventure and/or courtly love

. . Siglum Manuscripts . .. . . .. . Date .. . . .. . . .. . Short Title Particulars .. 1400x1410 Illuminated, not illustrated; one c. 1410 Harley 7334 Ha4 East Midlands/London dialect. ditional hand probably Hoccleve. scribe probably Pinkhurst; an ad- Illuminated, not illustrated; main Hengwrt El Hg editorial intervention. Substantial probably Pinkhurst. one scribe, Richly decorated; 1400x1410 Ellesmere . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . scribe.