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The Bubonic Plague sparked author Geoffrey Chaucer to examine life and society from a moralistic point of view. This is exemplified in "The Miller" one of the "Canterbury Tales." A close examination of "The Miller" reveals a deep hatred for the conventional doctrines of The Church (The Church of England) and a longing for the simpler times of the renaissance. For more information, email me at irv_david@yahoo.com. I'm a Lecturing Professor on British Literature at Yale University.

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