Not only is Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales a magnum opus of story-telling, but it serves as the perfect introduction into the historical milieu and cultural values of the period, and medieval mentality. Chaucer concentrates on themes such as courtly love, medieval sexuality, chivalry and honor, the corruption of the church, class conflict, and human propensity for [...]
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Booklist 2009 # 45: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Posted in Booklist 2009, Chaucer, Religion on September 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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