Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Original Text Modern Text

    Uploaded by

    Shah Baibrass
    13 views2 pages
    The document summarizes the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It describes how in late March or early April, when spring has arrived, many people in medieval England would go on religious pilgrimages. Specifically, they would travel to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. The summary introduces how the narrator joined a diverse group of 29 pilgrims who met by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark on their way to Canterbury, and plans were made to continue the journey together the next day.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    1.pdf

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document summarizes the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It describes how in late March or early April, when spring has arrived, many people in medieval England would go on religious pilgrimages. Specifically, they would travel to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. The summary introduces how the narrator joined a diverse group of 29 pilgrims who met by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark on their way to Canterbury, and plans were made to continue the journey together the next day.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    13 views2 pages

    Original Text Modern Text

    Uploaded by

    Shah Baibrass
    The document summarizes the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It describes how in late March or early April, when spring has arrived, many people in medieval England would go on religious pilgrimages. Specifically, they would travel to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. The summary introduces how the narrator joined a diverse group of 29 pilgrims who met by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark on their way to Canterbury, and plans were made to continue the journey together the next day.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    7/2/2015

    ORIGINALTEXT

    10

    SparkNotesNoFearLiterature:TheCanterburyTales:GeneralPrologue

    MODERNTEXT
    HEREBIGINNETHTHEBOOKOFTHE

    THECANTERBURYTALESSTARTS

    TALESOFCAUNTERBURY.

    HERE.

    WhanthatAprillewithhisshouressote

    Peoplewanttogoonreligious

    ThedroghteofMarchehathpercedto

    pilgrimagestospiritualplacesinthe

    therote,

    springtime,whentheAprilrainshave

    Andbathedeveryveyneinswichlicour,

    soakeddeepintothedrygroundto

    Ofwhichvertuengendredistheflour

    watertheflowersrootsandwhen

    WhanZephiruseekwithhisswete

    Zephyrus,thegodofthewestwind,

    breeth

    hashelpednewflowerstogrow

    Inspiredhathineveryholtandheeth

    everywhereandwhenyoucansee

    Thetendrecroppes,andtheyonge

    theconstellationAriesintheskyand

    sonne

    whenthebirdssingallthetime.Some

    HathintheRamhishalfecoursyronne,

    peoplegotoothercountries,butmany

    Andsmalefowlesmakenmelodye,

    peopleinEnglandchoosetogotothe

    Thatslepenalthenightwithopeny,

    cityofCanterburyinsoutheastern

    (Soprikethhemnatureinhircorages):

    EnglandtovisittheremainsofThomas

    Thanlongenfolktogoonon

    Becket,theChristianmartyrwhohad

    pilgrimages

    thepowerofhealingpeople.

    (Andpalmersfortosekenstraunge
    strondes)
    Tofernehalwes,coutheinsondry
    londes
    Andspecially,fromeveryshiresende
    OfEngelond,toCaunterburythey
    wende,
    Theholyblisfulmartirfortoseke,
    Thathemhathholpen,whanthatthey
    wereseke.

    20

    Bifelthat,inthatsesononaday,

    Onespring,whenIwasmakingmy

    InSouthwerkattheTabardasIlay

    ownhumblepilgrimagetoCanterbury,

    Redytowendenonmypilgrimage

    IstayedattheTabardInninthecityof

    ToCaunterburywithfuldevoutcorage,

    Southwark.WhileIwasthere,agroup

    Atnightwascomeintothathostelrye

    oftwentyninepeoplewhowerealso

    Welnyneandtwentyinacompanye,

    makingthesamepilgrimagearrivedat

    Ofsondryfolk,byaventureyfalle

    thehotel.Noneofthemhadreally

    Infelawshipe,andpilgrimswerethey

    knowneachotherbefore,buttheyhad

    alle,

    metalongtheway.Itwasapretty

    ThattowardCaunterburywoldenryde

    diversegroupofpeoplefromdifferent

    data:text/htmlcharset=utf8,%3Ctable%20cellpadding%3D%220%22%20class%3D%22noFear%22%20border%3D%220%22%20style%3D%22bordercollap

    1/2

    7/2/2015

    30

    SparkNotesNoFearLiterature:TheCanterburyTales:GeneralPrologue

    Thechambresandthestablesweren

    walksoflife.Thehotelwasspacious

    wyde,

    andhadplentyofroomforallofus.I

    Andwelwewerenesedattebeste.

    startedtalkingwiththesepeopleand

    Andshortly,whanthesonnewasto

    prettysoonfitrightintotheirgroup.We

    reste,

    madeplanstogetupearlyand

    SohaddeIspokenwithhemeverichon,

    continueonthejourneytoCanterbury

    ThatIwasofhirfelawshipeanon,

    together.

    Andmadeforwarderlyfortoryse,
    Totakeourwey,therasIyowdevyse.

    data:text/htmlcharset=utf8,%3Ctable%20cellpadding%3D%220%22%20class%3D%22noFear%22%20border%3D%220%22%20style%3D%22bordercollap

    2/2

    You might also like