Canterbury Tales

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Poetry, Historical Fiction

Authors: Geoffrey Chaucer In Year : 1870

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Canterbury Tales

Preface
The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer
The General Prologue
The Knight’s Tale, Part 1
The Knight's Tale, Part 2
The Miller's Tale
The Reeve's Tale
The Cook's Tale
The Men of Law's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Friar's Tale
The Sompnour's Tale
The Clerk's Tale
The Merchant's Tale
The Squire's Tale
The Franklin's Tale
The Doctor's Tale
The Pardoner's Tale
The Shipman's Tale
The Prioress's Tale
The Tale of Sir Thopas
Chaucer’s Tale of Meliboeus
The Monk's Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
The Second Nun’s Tale
The Canons Yeoman’s Tale
The Manciple’s Tale
The Parson’s Tale
Preces de Chauceres

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.

The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873) “for popular perusal” and the language is mostly updated. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)