The Canterbury Tales
The author
24 stories
Geoffrey Chaucer
The character's hierarchy
Nobility
Middle class
Peasentes
clergy
Knight and Squire
Merchant, Doctor, Student, Wife of Bath.
the Nun, Second Nun, Nun's Priest, Monk, Friar, Parson, Pardoner, Summoner, Canon, and Clerk
Miller, Plowman, Skipper.
frame narrative
the narrator
Chaucer Chaucer
he is also a character in his book.
The knight's tale
poetry
The Miller’s Tale
The Reeve’s Tale
Middle English
The Cook’s Tale
The Man of Law’s Tale
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Friar’s Tale
The Summoner’s Tale
The Clerk’s Tale
The Merchant’s Tale
The Squire’s Tale
The Knight
- ideal of a medieval Christian man-at-arms.
- Brave, experienced, and prudent, the narrator greatly admires him.
The Squire: The Knight’s son and apprentice.
reflection of the changing social dynamics in Chaucer's time, Alisoun, Worldly Wisdom, lively and bold woman, married five times, expert on the subject of love and marriage, confident and assertive, feminine charms to manipulate men and get what she wants, challenges the authority of men, particularly in the context of marriage