How is 'The Canterbury Tales' structured?

You might want to look at Wikipedia The Canterbury Tales for a general over view of the tales, why the books are generally structured the way that they are, and what controversies exist. read more

Video: The Canterbury Tales General Prologue: Style, Structure, and Characters In this lesson, we'll go over the General Prologue to Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. We'll take a look at some of the most interesting pilgrims and establish the frame narrative for the rest of the work. read more

The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, in 1389, Clerk of the King's work. read more