Portrait of medieval society in "General Prologue" of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales"

Portrait of medieval society in "General Prologue" of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales"         On the 21. September 1066 the history of England changed forever. On that day William, who will be later know as "the Conqueror", set his foot on the coast of Britain. The campaign was short and effective. Great victory at Hastings enabled William to quickly take control over the country and coronate himself in Westminster. With new king, the society, customs and culture started …

…Knight is the most respectable pilgrim, for some the poor Parson or Plowman. That explains the ambiguity of several portraits, as they can be analyzed from different points of view. In no other work, with such wits and irony, almost complete picture of medieval society is shown. Chaucer was indeed "God's plenty".          Bibliography: J.Mann "Chaucer and the medieval estates satire" M.Bowden "General Prologue" P.Mroczkowski "Opowieoeci Kanterberyjskie na tle epoki" www.sparknotes.com