Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Q: Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
A: Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales.
Q: What century was The Canterbury Tales written in?
A: The Canterbury Tales was written in the 14th century.
Q: What language was The Canterbury Tales written in?
A: The Canterbury Tales was one of the first books to be written in Middle English.
Q: What is The Canterbury Tales about?
A: The Canterbury Tales is about a group of pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury. As they travel along, each person tells a story to pass the time.
Q: How many stories did Chaucer plan to write for The Canterbury Tales?
A: Chaucer planned to write 120 stories for The Canterbury Tales, with each person telling two stories on the way there and two on the way back.
Q: How many of the planned stories were completed for The Canterbury Tales?
A: Only 23 of the planned 120 stories were completed for The Canterbury Tales, and one was partially finished.
Q: Were all the stories in The Canterbury Tales written in verse?
A: No, two of the stories in The Canterbury Tales are written in prose, while the others are written in verse.