The Canterbury Tales Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Canterbury Tales Group at eNotes. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:20:28 en-us <![CDATA[The first thing that has to be understood about The Canterbury Tales is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/chaucer-has-characters-representing-feudal-group-118553 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/chaucer-has-characters-representing-feudal-group-118553 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:20:28 PST <![CDATA[Chaucer has characters representing the feudal group, the church group...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/chaucer-has-characters-representing-feudal-group-118553 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/chaucer-has-characters-representing-feudal-group-118553 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:38:44 PST <![CDATA["The General Prologue" describes the Sailor in terms of his hometown,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-character-traits-actions-skipper-canterbury-116331 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-character-traits-actions-skipper-canterbury-116331 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:16:30 PST <![CDATA[This is sort of a puzzling question because you don't mention which two...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/have-3-morals-need-one-more-wife-baths-tale-im-117409 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/have-3-morals-need-one-more-wife-baths-tale-im-117409 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:23:16 PST <![CDATA[Three of the Wife of Bath's most notable opinions expressed in her tale...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-opinions-does-wife-bath-express-tale-what-do-117133 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-opinions-does-wife-bath-express-tale-what-do-117133 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:12:37 PST <![CDATA[Caxton was the first printer of English speaking world.He not only...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:08 PST <![CDATA[Caxton also lived in Bruges in Belgium.This is important because the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:14:58 PST <![CDATA[William Caxton was born around 1422 in Kent to Philip and Dionisia...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:05 PST <![CDATA[William Caxton (c.1422-1491) was a successful silk and woolen merchant,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:15 PST <![CDATA[William Caxton was born in or around 1422.  His exact date of birth is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:55 PST <![CDATA[Short note on William Caxton-founder of printing press in England.]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-william-caxton-founder-printing-press-117763 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:06 PST <![CDATA[The most likely reason that Geoffrey Chaucer would have done this is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/why-does-chaucer-dwell-more-pardoners-love-money-117597 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/why-does-chaucer-dwell-more-pardoners-love-money-117597 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:42:50 PST <![CDATA[Why does Chaucer dwell more on the Pardoner's love of money than on any...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/why-does-chaucer-dwell-more-pardoners-love-money-117597 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/why-does-chaucer-dwell-more-pardoners-love-money-117597 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:48 PST <![CDATA[John Wycliffe (with two fs) lived in the the 1300s and he was a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-wyclif-religious-reformer-117503 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-wyclif-religious-reformer-117503 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:33 PST <![CDATA[Short note on Wycliff as a religious reformer.]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-wyclif-religious-reformer-117503 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-wyclif-religious-reformer-117503 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:55:12 PST <![CDATA[William Langland had been reputed the sole poet of The Vision of William...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-langland-gower-116793 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/short-note-langland-gower-116793 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:39 PST <![CDATA[In The Canterbury Tales, a group of pilgrims is traveling to Canterbury...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-plan-group-does-host-propose-canterbury-tales-117449 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-plan-group-does-host-propose-canterbury-tales-117449 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:03 PST <![CDATA[What plan for the group does the Host propose in The Canterbury Tales?]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-plan-group-does-host-propose-canterbury-tales-117449 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/what-plan-group-does-host-propose-canterbury-tales-117449 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:38 PST <![CDATA[The Pardoner is essentially a corrupt bearer of truth, and his tale...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/group/discuss/do-you-think-moral-illustrated-by-tale-still--37813#3 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/group/discuss/do-you-think-moral-illustrated-by-tale-still--37813#3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:53 PST <![CDATA[Unfortunately, there is no "usual" because each pilgrim in Chaucer's...]]> http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/how-many-days-did-pilgrimage-usually-take-117077 http://www.enotes.com/canterbury-tales/q-and-a/how-many-days-did-pilgrimage-usually-take-117077 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:16 PST