The Canterbury Tales' Prologue

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Canterbury_Tales
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
various films
modern retellings
gptkbp:author gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Doctor
gptkb:The_Host
gptkb:The_Merchant
gptkb:The_Knight
gptkb:The_Prioress
gptkb:The_Pardoner
gptkb:The_Wife_of_Bath
gptkb:The_Nun's_Priest
The Summoner
The Miller
The Clerk
The Cook
The Franklin
The Parson
The Plowman
The Reeve
The Shipman
The Squire
gptkbp:contains_story gptkb:24
gptkbp:critical_reception widely studied
considered a classic
gptkbp:cultural_significance medieval society
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poet
gptkbp:historical_context 14th century England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Canterbury Tales' Prologue
gptkbp:influence gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:inspiration pilgrimage to Canterbury
gptkbp:language Middle English
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:mythological_figure
irony
frame narrative
gptkbp:notable_quote " The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne"
" Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote"
" And specially, from every shires ende"
" For to tell you of his harping"
" A knyght ther was, and he was moore than a knyght"
gptkbp:published_by circa 1400
gptkbp:publishes unfinished
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Canterbury
gptkbp:social_structure introduction of characters
gptkbp:theme social commentary