Additional Resources for The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales Further Reading

Cullen, Dolores L., Chaucer's Host: Up-So-Doun, Fithian Press, 1998.

Though many other books have been written about the other travelers, Cullen takes a rare book-length look at the Host of the trip, the innkeeper. Her study attempts to show him to be a Christ-like figure.

Lambdin, Laura C., ed., Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in the "Canterbury Tales," Praeger Publishers, 1999.

This book assembles essays from experts in each field, explaining the social functions of the various pilgrims that Chaucer wrote about. Reading this book is a good way to get to know medieval England and Canterbury Tales at ...
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