Canterbury Tales Research

Project Information

As a group, you will compile information about one assigned pilgrim (character) from The Canterbury Tales.

Your information must come from three different sources:

The Canterbury Tales text.

Research about what the character was like/his or her role in society.

Literary commentary.

Print Resources

The PHS library has many print resources for this project. Listed below are some resources. If you need additional ones, check the cart provided or see the library staff.

Title	Call Number
Chaucer's Pilgrims Edited by Lambdin & Lambdin	821.1 CHA
A Companion to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Hallissy	821.1 CHA
Companion to Chaucer Studies Rowland	821.1 CHA
A Critical History of English Literature Daiches	REF 820.9 DAI

Online Resources

Resource	Search Tips
EBSCO	Choose Search either the title of the work or the specific pilgrim. Note the tabs at the top of the search results.
GALE Student Resource Center GOLD	If you search by the title of the work, check out the Descriptive Catalog for specific pilgrim information.
GALE Literature Resource Center	Best used for literary criticism searched by the title of the work.
Nettrekker	This resource works like a search engine. Search by the title of the work or specific pilgrim.
Gode Cookery	Use the Table of Contents on the left to work through the document.
Librarius	Use the links on the left for more information.
Luminarium	Under Works and Additional Sources, each pilgrim has additional information.

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