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TheDebbieDee

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35. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer...

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 03:00 PM

Apr 2018

I've always been curious about this classic as there are many references to this work. I've always wondered if The Canterbury Tales was the anglo version of 1,001/Arabian Nights (I've never read that one either but I may look for a synopsized version after I finish Canterbury Tales). I'm actually reading the synopsized version by Patrick Gardner since I don't really have time to analyze and de-code Middle English.

Chaucer's way of telling a tale from/about many different story-tellers is kind of interesting...

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