Canterbury Tales

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
gptkbp:author gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkbp:contains gptkb:General_Prologue
Retraction
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:England
gptkbp:dateWritten late 14th century
gptkbp:firstPrinter gptkb:William_Caxton
gptkbp:firstPublished 1476
gptkbp:form verse and prose
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkb:storytelling
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canterbury Tales
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:storytelling
English literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Boccaccio's_Decameron
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_English
gptkbp:literarySignificance major work of English literature
depicts medieval society
early use of vernacular English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:The_Franklin
gptkb:The_Parson
gptkb:The_Summoner
gptkb:The_Merchant
gptkb:The_Host
gptkb:The_Knight
gptkb:The_Miller
gptkb:The_Pardoner
gptkb:The_Prioress
gptkb:The_Wife_of_Bath
gptkbp:mainTheme human nature
social satire
gptkbp:notableStoryline gptkb:The_Knight's_Tale
gptkb:The_Miller's_Tale
gptkb:The_Nun's_Priest's_Tale
gptkb:The_Pardoner's_Tale
gptkb:The_Wife_of_Bath's_Tale
gptkbp:numberOfBooks 24
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Ellesmere_Manuscript
gptkb:Hengwrt_Manuscript
gptkbp:purposeOfPilgrimage visit shrine of Saint Thomas Becket
gptkbp:setting pilgrimage to Canterbury
gptkbp:structure anthology
gptkbp:subjectOf film adaptations
scholarly analysis
stage adaptations
numerous adaptations
television adaptations
gptkbp:unfinished true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_language
gptkb:Medieval_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5