THE CANTERBURY TALESFragment Ⅰ （Group A）General Prologue 1
Fragment Ⅱ （Group B 1
Fragment Ⅶ （Group B 2
CONTENTSIntroduction 9
Acknowledgements 22
Select Bibliography 23
The Knight's Tale 23
A Chronology of Geoffrey Chaucer 24
The Miller's Prologue 79
The Miller's Tale 81
The Reeve's Prologue 98
The Reeve's Tale 99
The Prologue of the Cook's Tale 109
The Cook's Tale 111
Introduction to the Sergeant-at-Law's Tale 113
The Prologue of the Sergeant-at-Law's Tale 115
The Sergeant-at-Law's Tale 117
The Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-Law's Tale 146
The Sea-Captain's Tale 148
What the Host said to the Sea-Captain and the lady Prioress 159
The Prologue of the Prioress's Tale 159
The Prioress's Tale 160
The Prologue to Sir Topaz 166
Sir Topaz 167
The Prologue to the Tale of Melibeus 173
The Tale of Melibeus 174
The Prologue of the Monk's Tale 175
The Monk's Tale 178
The Prologue of the Nun's Priest's Tale 201
The Nun's Priest's Tale 202
Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's Tale 218
Fragment Ⅲ（GroupD）The Prologue of the Wife of Bath's Tale 219
The dispute between the Summoner and the Friar 239
The Wife of Bath's Tale 240
The Prologue of the Friar's Tale 251
The Friar's Tale 252
The Prologue of the Summoner's Tale 261
The Summoner's Tale 262
Fragment Ⅳ （Group E）The Prologue of the Oxford Scholar's Tale 278
The Oxford Scholar's Tale 279
The Prologue of the Merchant's Tale 313
The Merchant's Tale 313
Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale 343
Fragment Ⅴ （Group F）The Prologue of the Squire's Tale 344
The Squire's Tale 344
What the Franklin said to the Squire 361
The Franklin's Tale 362
The Prologue of the Franklin's Tale 362
Fragment Ⅵ（Group C）The Doctor of Medicine's Tale 386
What the Host said to the Doctor and the Pardoner 393
The Prologue of the Pardoner's Tale 394
The Pardoner's Tale 398
Fragment Ⅷ（Group G）The Prologue of the Second Nun's Tale 411
The Second Nun's Tale 414
The Prologue of the Canon's Assistant's Tale 427
The Canon's Assistant's Tale 431
Fragment Ⅸ （Group H）The Manciple's Prologue 451
The Manciple's Tale 454
Fragment Ⅹ（Group I）The Parson's Prologue 461
The Parson's Tale 463
The Author's Valediction 464
Explanatory Notes 465