Canterbury Tales (translated Classics Collection)
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"The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of verse stories, mostly written in rhymed verse. The book contains a general quotation and twenty-three stories, two of which are prose and the rest are in poetry. It tells the strange stories that a group of pilgrims told to relieve their boredom on their way to Canterbury. This group of people come from all walks of life, including priests, warriors, nuns, college students, craftsmen, etc. Their stories also broadly reflect the social scene at that time. The works are based on humor and satire, depicting characters from different classes, satirizing the ugliness of feudal society, exposing the corruption of society, opposing asceticism, and promoting worldly enjoyment. Short dramatic scenes are connected in between. The content and style of the stories are different and suit the identity of each narrator. The work vividly depicts social life in England in the fourteenth century, embodying anti-feudal tendencies and humanistic ideas.
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