The_Canterbury_Tales
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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer .
In 1386 Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and then three years later in 1389 Clerk of the King's work. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales .
The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury in order to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
Chaucer uses the tales and the descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society of these times, and particularly of the Church. Chaucer's use of such a wide range of classes and types of people as a knight, a monk, a priest, a doctor, a navigator, a merchant, a weaver, cook and Yeoman.
Piligrims ’ stories a very various and often associated with the theme of love and betrayal; some of them satirically depict the abuse of the Catholic Church. Chaucer also reflects narrators individual characteristics and manner of speech.
Innovation and originality of "The Canterbury Tales" was appreciated only in the period of Romanticism, but there were writers who continued Chaucers traditions during his lifetime. T he work itself was published by William Caxton in the very early days of English typography.
Researchers note the role of Chaucer’s works in the folding of the English literary language and in raising its cultural values (as opposed to considered more prestigious Old French and Latin languages ).