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| English writer Geoffrey Chaucer devised the framework of a pilgrimage to Canterbury to create the 12 narratives of differing literary styles that make up his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales. The Tales are a masterful combination of such medieval genres as courtly love, allegory, and exemplary story, and are related in a dramatic and vivid manner, using both prose and verse forms. This 15th-century illustration shows the pilgrims en route to Canterbury. | ||||||
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| Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| English Literature; Chaucer, Geoffrey | ||||||
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