Canterbury Tales
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Canterbury Tales — n. an unfinished literary work by Chaucer, largely in verse, consisting of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket at Canterbury * * * a long poem by Geoffrey Chaucer, begun in 1387. It consists of the stories… … Universalium
Canterbury Tales — Canterbury Tales, The a long poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, in which pilgrims who are travelling to Canterbury tell stories … Dictionary of contemporary English
Canterbury Tales — n. an unfinished literary work by Chaucer, largely in verse, consisting of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket at Canterbury … English World dictionary
Canterbury Tales — The Canterbury Tales sind Erzählungen aus dem 14. Jahrhundert, die von Geoffrey Chaucer etwa ab 1387 geschrieben wurden. Zwei von ihnen sind in Prosa, die übrigen in Versen verfasst. Canterbury Tales, Holzschnitt von 1484 Die Erzählungen, von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Canterbury Tales (Begriffsklärung) — Canterbury Tales steht für Canterbury Tales, Geschichtensammlung von Geoffrey Chaucer, 14. Jh. davon abgeleitet The Canterbury Tales. A Comedy, 1903 Stück von Percy MacKaye A Canterbury Tale, 1944 britischer Film Canterbury Tales Musical, 1968… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Canterbury Tales, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (1386–1400) The Canterbury Tales, composed by Geoffrey CHAUCER, is the most celebrated literary work of the English Middle Ages. The book is a collection of stories purportedly told by a diverse company of English men… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Canterbury Tales (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Canterbury Tales subtitle=The Musical caption= Logo music= John Hawkins Richard Hill lyrics= Nevill Coghill book= Martin Starkie Nevill Coghill basis= Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer productions= 1964 West End awards=… … Wikipedia
CANTERBURY TALES — a body of tales by Chaucer, conceived of as related by a small company of pilgrims from London to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. They started from the Tabard Inn at Southwark, and agreed to tell each a tale going and each another … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Canterbury Tales — noun an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑narrative, ↑narration, ↑story, ↑tale … Useful english dictionary
Canterbury Tales, The — an uncompleted sequence of tales by Chaucer, written for the most part after 1387. * * * … Universalium
