1. narrative poem
2. a Medieval narrative poem
   1. the medieval context
      1. the Exempla
      2. the Romance
      3. the Fabliau
   2. the main features
      1. story in verse
      2. time and place settings
      3. narrator in 1st person
      4. description of the characters
   3. aim
      1. share a moral view of the society
      2. from a religious to a lay outlook
3. the structure
   1. General Prologue
      1. interlinear trascription
   2. 24 tales
      1. prologue
      2. tale
      3. epilogue
4. the frame of the pilgrimage
   1. at the Tabard inn
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5. characters
6. language
7. Geoffrey Chaucer