Because Chaucer wanted the audience he was aiming at to understand what he was talking about...these allusions helped guide the listener
Allusions are used in The Canterbury Tales to enrich the text by referencing other works, events, or people that were well-known to the audience of that time. Chaucer uses allusions to add depth, complexity, and layers of meaning to his characters and stories. It also allows him to engage in intertextuality, connecting his work to a larger literary tradition.
it was used in the canterbury tales and in English translations of greek epics
Well in the Canterbury Tales, the characters were all on a pilgrimage to Canterbury, to the shrine of St. Thomas.
The Skipper's barge in The Canterbury Tales is named the Maudelayne. It is described as a rusty, rough old barge used for trading.
The duration of The Canterbury Tales - film - is 2.03 hours.
what are the authors purposae in writing canterbury tales
Geoffrey Chaucer is the author of The Canterbury Tales. He is considered one of the greatest English poets of the Middle Ages. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English.
The Canterbury Tales - film - was created on 1972-07-02.
Chaucer's collection of medieval tales is called "The Canterbury Tales." It is a frame story with a group of pilgrims telling stories to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury.
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The Canterbury Tales - 1998 is rated/received certificates of: UK:PG
Ralph the record rat is not a character in The Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer, and there is no mention of a character named Ralph the record rat in any of the tales.