Chaucer, G: Canterbury Tales (Original-Spelling Edition)

AcknowledgementsixEditor's NotexiChronologyxiiIntroductionxviiFurther ReadinglChaucer's LanguageliiiA Note on the TextlxiAbbreviations of the Canterbury TaleslxxiThe Canterbury TalesFragment I (Group A)The General Prologue3(32)The Knight's Tale35(79)The Miller's Prologue and Tale114(28)The Reeve's Prologue and Tale142(17)The Cook's Prologue and Tale159(5)Fragment II (Group B1)The Man of Law's Prologue, Tale [and Epilogue]164(47)Fragment III (Group D)The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale211(44)The Friar's Prologue and Tale255(15)The Summoner's Prologue and Tale270(23)Fragment IV (Group E)The Clerk's Prologue and Tale293(46)The Merchant's Prologue, Tale and Epilogue339(43)Fragment V (Group F)The Squire's Prologue and Tale382(24)The Squire-Franklin Link, The Franklin's Prologue and Tale406(33)Fragment VI (Group C)The Physician's Tale439(10)The Physician--Pardoner Link, The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale449(25)Fragment VII (Group B2)The Shipman's Tale474(15)The Shipman--Prioress Link, The Prioress's Prologue and Tale489(11)The Prioress-Sir Thopas Link and Sir Thopas500(9)The Thopas--Melibee Link and the Tale of Melibee509(53)The Monk's Prologue and Tale562(34)The Nun's Priest's Prologue, Tale [And Epilogue]596(26)Fragment VIII (Group G)The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale622(21)The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale643(34)Fragment IX (Group H)The Manciple's Prologue and Tale677(14)Fragment X (Group I)The Parson's Prologue and Tale691(91)Chaucer's Retractions782(3)Abbreviated References785(10)Notes795(317)Glossary1112

Born in London to a wine merchant, Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340-1400) became a royal servant and travelled as a diplomat to France, Spain and Italy. As well as being famed for his translations, his own work includes Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess and The Legend of Good Women.
Jill Mann has been Professor Medieval & Renaissance English at Cambridge University, and most recently Notre Dame Professor of English. She is the author Feminizing Chaucer (2002), and co-editor (with Piero Boitani) of The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer (2nd edn. 2003).


Jill Mann has been Professor Medieval & Renaissance English at Cambridge University, and most recently she was Notre Dame Professor of English. She is the author Feminizing Chaucer (2002), and co-editor (with Piero Boitani) of The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer (2nd edn. 2003).