Geoffrey Chaucers "Canterbury-Erzählungen" gelten als Höhepunkt der englischen Literatur des Mittelalters. Den Rahmen dieses englischen "Dekamerone" bildet eine Pilgerfahrt von London nach Canterbury zum Grab des heiligen Thomas Becket. Auf dieser Reise erzählen die einzelnen Pilger, eine bunt zusammengewürfelte Schar, reihum Geschichten zur Unterhaltung der ganzen Gruppe. So entsteht vor den Augen des Lesers ein einmaliges Zeit- und Sittengemälde.

Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Chaucer Klappentext These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly lay, beast fable and literary satire. Zusammenfassung These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance! spiritual allegory! courtly lay! beast fable and literary satire.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly lay, beast fable and literary satire.