For this assignment, I started with the article about the Canterbury Tales, since that is what I am working on for my project.
First article: The_Canterbury_Tales
This one is very intensive and covers not only a premise of the story but also a historical context, the themes, and the style of the writing. I imagine I am going to use this article a lot when I begin working on my project. From this article, there are links to all the other sections and a bunch of pictures of the different pilgrims.
Second article: General_Prologue
This is the prologue and the beginning of the story. It not only gives a premise to the storytelling competition, it gives a background of the pilgrims and their destination. I am going to use a similar premise in my project and will refer to this article when I am working on my introduction. One thing I am debating is whether I will have a "Geoffrey Chaucer" character in my story. In the original, the author inserted himself into the tale, I don't know whether I will do that or not. It would be fun.
Third article: The_Knight's_Tale
This is one of the most famous of the tales and is the first one in the story. Though there is some debate as to the true order of the tales, this one is undeniably the first, the knight is given precedence because of his rank. This article gives an overview of both the knight, his companions, and his tale which discusses courtly love.
Fourth article: Courtly_love
This article is an overview of the topic of the Knight's Tale, courtly love, it is a noble and pure love. Idealistic, particularly in the time of honor and chivalry. It is a prominent theme in the Canterbury Tales, contrasted with a more realistic view of love. I like looking into the original themes of the stories, however, I am also thinking of using more modern themes as well.
This is a picture of Chaucer, who was a pilgrim in his own book:
First article: The_Canterbury_Tales
This one is very intensive and covers not only a premise of the story but also a historical context, the themes, and the style of the writing. I imagine I am going to use this article a lot when I begin working on my project. From this article, there are links to all the other sections and a bunch of pictures of the different pilgrims.
Second article: General_Prologue
This is the prologue and the beginning of the story. It not only gives a premise to the storytelling competition, it gives a background of the pilgrims and their destination. I am going to use a similar premise in my project and will refer to this article when I am working on my introduction. One thing I am debating is whether I will have a "Geoffrey Chaucer" character in my story. In the original, the author inserted himself into the tale, I don't know whether I will do that or not. It would be fun.
Third article: The_Knight's_Tale
This is one of the most famous of the tales and is the first one in the story. Though there is some debate as to the true order of the tales, this one is undeniably the first, the knight is given precedence because of his rank. This article gives an overview of both the knight, his companions, and his tale which discusses courtly love.
Fourth article: Courtly_love
This article is an overview of the topic of the Knight's Tale, courtly love, it is a noble and pure love. Idealistic, particularly in the time of honor and chivalry. It is a prominent theme in the Canterbury Tales, contrasted with a more realistic view of love. I like looking into the original themes of the stories, however, I am also thinking of using more modern themes as well.
This is a picture of Chaucer, who was a pilgrim in his own book:
Photo Credit: wikipedia
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