The_Canterbury_Tales程序.pptVIP

Position in British literature The Tales There are all together 24 tales with the Knights tale at the beginning, the Parsons tale at the end, and the Clerks tale and others stretching in between. These tales can be divided into different groups such as Romance, Fabliou, Saints Legends, Homilies, Moralities, Devotions and Marriage. The special genius of Chaucers work, however, lies in the dramatic interaction between the tales and the framing story. The Knight starts the story of two chivalric knights, who fell in love with the same young lady and who later fought a fierce battle for winning