Medieval Literature Book Club

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight’s account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath’s Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England.

• The prologue
• The Wife of Bath’s Tale
• The Reeve’s Tale
• The Knight’s Tale 
• The Cook’s Tale
• The Franklin’s Tale
• The Miller’s Tale

Stay tuned for further upcoming titles!

Previous titles we've read:

• The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
• The Song of Roland (author unknown)
• The Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
• Troilus and Cressida by Geoffrey Chaucer
• The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
• The Faerie Queene (Book One) by Edmund Spencer
• Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation by Dante Aleghieri and translated by Robert Pinsky
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation by Simon Armitage

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Conference Room, Whippany, 07981