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The Shipman from the Ellesmere Chaucer "The Shipman's Tale" (also called The Sailor's Tale) is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is in the form of a fabliau and tells the story of a merchant, his wife and her lover, a monk. [1]
"The Prioress's Tale" is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It follows "The Shipman's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales. It is followed by Chaucer's "Tale of Sir Topas". The General Prologue names the prioress as Madame Eglantine, and describes her impeccable
The Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript is an early-15th-century manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, held in the National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth.It is an important source for Chaucer's text, and was possibly written by someone with access to an original authorial holograph, now lost.
Pilgrim – The designation of each pilgrim in the General Prologue, commonly accepted alternate designation within the name of their Tale, and membership in group of pilgrims if any. The pilgrims' names link to their Tales' articles. GP (General Prologue) – This column lists the order in which each character is mentioned in the General Prologue.
The General Prologue is the first part of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It introduces the frame story , in which a group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury agree to take part in a storytelling competition, and describes the pilgrims themselves.
The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, is an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, owned by the Huntington Library, in San Marino, California (EL 26 C 9). It is considered one of the most significant copies of the Tales.
Like any serious literary work, Taylor Swift leads the new songs on her albums with an introduction — or, in her words, a prologue. With the release of "1989 (Taylor's Version)" Oct. 27, fans ...
Kane, George (July 1950). "Reviews: A Commentary on the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales". The Modern Language Review. 45 (3). Modern Humanities Research Association: 363– 368. doi:10.2307/3718517. JSTOR 3718517. (subscription required) Hulbert, James R. (February 1949). "Reviews: A Commentary on the General Prologue to the Canterbury ...