Pretty much everybody considered him that. Chaucer was the principal mainstream writer to compose his work in English, the local language of individuals (The Church – Latin, the Court – French). He likewise broke practice and expounded on ordinary citizens as opposed to strict subjects or honorability (indeed, ridiculed both). What’s more, my top choice, […]
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In this article, we will cover the questions about Chaucer’s artistic method in The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales. We will also discuss the statement “Chaucer found his English a dialect and left it a langue.” Also, we will answer the question by illustrating that what are the salient features of Chaucer’s style. Introduction The
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This article will answer the questions about “Justification of the comment: “Here is God’s Plenty”. We will also discuss Chaucer’s Prologue to the Canterbury Tales as a portrait gallery. There is a statement that “Chaucer conceived and exhibited the ‘Human Comedy’”. This topic will also cover the explanation of this statement. Introduction The remark, “Here
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Introduction The most vivid and famous portrait in the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, is perhaps, the Wife of Bath. She is one character in whom, the realistic and the individualistic elements of portraiture outweigh the typical. The character jumps out at us from the pages of The Prologue, as one critic very cogently puts
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These notes can be considered as answers to the following two questions: “Compare and contrast the character of the Knight in The Prologue with that of the Squire.” and “Write a short note on the portraits of the Knight and the Squire in The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales”. The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
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Uncertainty about Chaucer The early life of Chaucer is clouded with uncertainty. It is, for example not known with any degree of certainty as to the year in which he was born. By common consent, the year of his birth is taken to be 1340, though it is possible that the actual year was up
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