The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer · 1387 · Novel
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It popularized the use of a pilgrimage as a framing device to unite disparate narratives and characters from various social strata.
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A group of pilgrims travels to Canterbury and agrees to tell stories to entertain each other on the journey. Their individual tales offer a diverse portrait of medieval English society and human nature.
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