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chaucer
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... Prior to the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers
the reader a
glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of what he refers
to as a General
Prologue. In this prologue, Chaucer introduces all of the
characters who
are involved in this imaginary journey and who will tell the
tales. ... Chaucer
initially refers to the knight as "a most distinguished man" (l. ...
The knight, Chaucer tells us, "possessed/Fine horses, but he
was not gaily
dressed" (ll. ... Even though he has had a very
successful and busy career, he is extremely humble: Chaucer
maintains that
he is "modest as a maid" (l. ...
Chaucer gives to the knight one of the more flattering
descriptions in the
General Prologue.
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Title: chaucer
Words: 535 Rating: None Pages: 2.1 submitted by: nhilario
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