Many more tales explore the strong connection between gender and power, and the result is a championing of women throughout the Canterbury Tales, whether they are subjected to men or …

And well I know, as you go on your way, You'll tell good tales and shape yourselves to play; For truly there's no mirth nor comfort, none, Riding the roads as dumb as is a stone; And therefore will I …

the "poems" of Chaucer and Spenser, the Editor has ventured to contract the two prose Tales -- Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus, and the Parson's Sermon or Treatise on Penitence -- so as to save …

Read some tall tales together. See a selected list of books on the next page, or visit Start with a Book: Folktales, Fairy Tales and Myths for more recommended books.

Reread the lecture on Chaucer by Yale Professor Lee Patterson and closely examine his views on The Canterbury Tales as a social and political piece. Describe the role Patterson intended this text play in …

The Canterbury Tales, with its diverse cast of characters and countless literary and historical allusions, reflects Chaucer's colorful background. Most of the tales are based, at least in part, on existing stories.

ten associated with these stories. Students will work independently to rewrite a fairy tale by changing one element of “The Fisherman and His Wife” and write a description of a sce.