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A 5 page paper which examines what Chaucer’s General Prologue to Canterbury Tales tells the reader about the work that will follow. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the English language that many cannot easily manipulate today but there are, fortunately, many good modern English translations which make this classic work so enjoyable and entertaining, as well as
informative about a historical time long gone. In the beginning of this classic collection of "tales" is the General Prologue. The following paper examines the significance and importance of the
General Prologue as it lays the groundwork for understanding the characters. General Prologue: Canterbury Tales As would perhaps be expected, with a title like General Prologue, this General
Prologue is one that is truly general in presenting the reader with the characters that will tell their particular tales. However, it is not nearly as simple as that either.
In this General Prologue it is the narrator of the events who is presenting their particular perspectives concerning the individuals. While this is also done in the prologues to the
individuals tales, it is especially so in the General Prologue for the narrator, presumably Chaucer, is offering the reader his own opinions and insights about the individuals and likely influencing
the reader in many subtle ways. All narrators wish to influence the reader in one way or another. They may desire to influence the thoughts of the reader or
they may be actively attempting to simply present some facts and remain objective. But, even in remaining objective there will be a flavor, an essence, of the narrators ideals and
as such this will influence the reader whether they know it or not. For example, if a story was told by Mahatma Gandhi with Gandhi offering an unbiased look at
flowers, one would still get an image from that narrator, perhaps a gentle and spiritual examination of the flowers however subtly presented. The same flowers could be presented by a
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