Date and Composition of The Canterbury
Tales
The Canterbury Tales was
- written in Middle English, over
a period of years between 1386-1400
- written by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.
1340-1400)
- For more on Chaucer's life
and times visit The Geoffrey Chaucer Homepage
at Harvard. This site has extensive links to informative pages relating
to many things connected with Chaucer's works, his life, and his era.
- written in the London dialect
of Middle English
- copied in approximately 80 manuscripts
- considered the greatest example
of Middle English vernacular literature
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