![]() ![]() ![]() The Black Death (bubonic plague) swept through the country in the 1340s and increasing tax prices, combined with a growing wealth gap, culminated in the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 (Sinead, et al). Written in 14th-century England, The Canterbury Tales strongly reflects the political instability of the country in that period. Due to this, only 24 of the pilgrims’ stories were completed and the return journey from Canterbury is not included in the work (“The Canterbury Tales”). Sadly, The Canterbury Tales remained unfinished at Chaucer’s death in 1400. Written almost entirely in verse (though there are shorter prose sections as well), each pilgrim was planned to tell four stories, two for the trip to the shrine and two for the trip back, totaling about 120 stories. ![]() The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims as they travel from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. 27 Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales ![]()
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