When Was the General Prologue Written

The Canterbury Tales is a work written by Geoffrey Chaucer

When was the General Prologue published?

First Circulation/Publication: 1387 c.

What time of year does the General Prologue begin?

The narrator opens the General Prologue with a description of the return of spring. He describes the April rains, the burgeoning flowers and leaves, and the chirping birds. Around this time of year, the narrator says, people begin to feel the desire to go on a pilgrimage.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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