The Canterbury Tales: a literary pilgrimage

1. Historical context. The fourteenth century ; The intellectual milieu

2. The Canterbury tales and the tradition of English literature. The importance of the work ; Critical reception

3. The philosophical debate

4. Finding the audience

5. The general prologue

6. Language redeemed. The miller's tale ; The wife of Bath's tale ; The pardoner's tale ; The nun's priest's tale

7. Conclusion.