The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on the way to a saint's shrine in Canterbury. Many scholars view the poem as one of the great works of English literature.
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Middle English texts of all the Tales in a single text file. You can use your browser's Find command to search for individual words and phrases across the entire set of Tales.
Modern English translation by Ronald L. Ecker and Eugene J. Crook. Highlighted names, places, and terms in the text are hyperlinked to glossary entries.
Modern English translation.
Modern English translation by Richard Alan Scott-Robinson. Includes an introduction.
Original text in the F.N. Robinson edition.
A Wikipedia article on the poem. Covers language, sources, genre, structure, style, historical context, themes, and other topics.
Modern English translation by A.S. Kline.
An edition by W.W. Skeat.
Middle English texts of the Canterbury Tales and other poems by Chaucer. Difficult or unfamiliar words are hyperlinked to corresponding glossary entries. In addition, each Tale has a parallel modern English translation and a bibliography.
The General Prologue and sixteen tales with modernized spelling by Michael Murphy. Includes side glosses, notes, a general introduction, and an introduction to each tale.
Provides texts and interlinear translations of all the tales. Also includes a summary and contextual information for each tale.
An article on the literary role of Chaucer as one of the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales. By E. Talbot Donaldson.
Middle English text of the entire General Prologue (lines 1-858) with parallel Modern English translation. From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Sound recording of the first 18 lines. The reading is accompanied by the Middle English text.
An edition by W.W. Skeat.
Middle English texts of all the Tales in a single text file. You can use your browser's Find command to search for individual words and phrases across the entire set of Tales.
Middle English text of the entire General Prologue (lines 1-858) with parallel Modern English translation. From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Provides texts and interlinear translations of all the tales. Also includes a summary and contextual information for each tale.
Modern English translation by Ronald L. Ecker and Eugene J. Crook. Highlighted names, places, and terms in the text are hyperlinked to glossary entries.
An article on the literary role of Chaucer as one of the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales. By E. Talbot Donaldson.
The General Prologue and sixteen tales with modernized spelling by Michael Murphy. Includes side glosses, notes, a general introduction, and an introduction to each tale.
Modern English translation.
Modern English translation by Richard Alan Scott-Robinson. Includes an introduction.
Sound recording of the first 18 lines. The reading is accompanied by the Middle English text.
Original text in the F.N. Robinson edition.
Middle English texts of the Canterbury Tales and other poems by Chaucer. Difficult or unfamiliar words are hyperlinked to corresponding glossary entries. In addition, each Tale has a parallel modern English translation and a bibliography.
A Wikipedia article on the poem. Covers language, sources, genre, structure, style, historical context, themes, and other topics.
Modern English translation by A.S. Kline.
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