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... Chaucer that a company of pilgrims was a uniquely mixed bag of humanity , and that only on the road and with an ostensibly religious end in view would such a company hold together for a period in mutual toleration . The Canterbury Tales ...
... Chaucer that a company of pilgrims was a uniquely mixed bag of humanity , and that only on the road and with an ostensibly religious end in view would such a company hold together for a period in mutual toleration . The Canterbury Tales ...
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... Chaucer allots to himself , The Tale of Melibeus , illustrates what ( for want of a more explicit word ) may be called his instructional side . Though he eschewed pedantry and was not in the least afflicted with the dry cough of a ...
... Chaucer allots to himself , The Tale of Melibeus , illustrates what ( for want of a more explicit word ) may be called his instructional side . Though he eschewed pedantry and was not in the least afflicted with the dry cough of a ...
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... Chaucer does not consume himself in a frenzy of hatred and disgust . Nevertheless his satire bites home at least as powerfully as theirs . As a storyteller and characterizer of men and women Chaucer displayed special abilities and ...
... Chaucer does not consume himself in a frenzy of hatred and disgust . Nevertheless his satire bites home at least as powerfully as theirs . As a storyteller and characterizer of men and women Chaucer displayed special abilities and ...
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UNTIL CHAUCER I | 1 |
CHAUCER HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND | 14 |
POPULAR LITERATURE | 43 |
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