chaucer began writing the canterbury tales in between 1387 and 1400 and stopped in 1400.
chaucer began writing the canterbury tales in between 1387 and 1400 and stopped in 1400.
when did chaucer begin writing the canterbury tales and when did he stop?
between 1387 and 1400
the canterbury tales () 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. it was during these years that chaucer began working on his most famous text, "the canterbury tales". the tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from london to canterbury to visit the shrine of saint thomas becket at canterbury cathedral. the prize for this contest is a free meal at the tabard inn at southwark on their return.
the canterbury tales
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the canterbury tales is a 14th-century english collection of stories, mainly in verse, written by geoffrey chaucer.









































the canterbury tales may also refer to the following, which are directly or loosely derived from chaucer's work:









































bullet::::- "a canterbury tale", a 1944 british film made by powell & pressburger









































bullet::::- "canterbury tales - musical", a 1968 british production









































bullet::::- "the best of caravan - canterbury tales", a compilation album by caravan









































bullet::::- "the canterbury tales" (film) (english title), a 1972 italian film directed by pier paolo pasolini as "i racconti di canterbury" (italian title)
the canterbury tales (disambiguation)