Middle English - The Canterbury Tales

4 important questions on Middle English - The Canterbury Tales

When did Geoffrey Chaucer live?

1343-1400

Who wrote The Cantebury Tales?

Geoffrey Chacer

Why was the Canterbury Tales a fascinating panorama of medieval life?

Chaucer provides us with many details about their appearance, their background, way of life and ideas. He pretends to admire every single one of them, but for the careful reader there is a gentle irony that exposes them for what they really are.
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By who was Chaucer inspired?

An italian writer called Boccaccio who had written Decameron.

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