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Section A

One – Setting the Scene, Chaucer in Context

• British Library on Chaucer
• BBC history: Geoffrey Chaucer
• Spark Notes: The Canterbury Tales

Two – Is It a Tale? Is It a Poem?

• Middle English (Language)

Videos

Four – The Marriage Group

• Marriage Life in a Medieval Village
• Marriage in the Medieval Era

Section B

One – ‘The Merchant’s Prologue’

• The Rise of the Middle Class
• Chaucer's Pilgrims and their Clothing

Two – ‘The Merchant’s Tale’

• 'The Merchant's Tale': Modern Version
• Theophrastus' 'Golden Book of Marriage'
• Glossary of Literary Terms
• Women in the Bible
• Wikipedia List of Women in the Bible

Six – Januarie’s Choice

• Purgatory: Merriam-Webster Definition
• The Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues
• Definition of Last Rites

Seven – The Wedding

• Rare Names from Greek and Roman Mythology
• Wikipedia Entry on Martianus Capella

Eight – The Wedding Night

• Medieval Squires
• Wikipedia entry on Fabliaux
• Marriage in Medieval Times

Nine – Damyan

• Cuckold: Wikipedia Entry
• The Franklin's Prologue and Tale

Twelve – A Wonderful Garden

• Information on Prosperpina
• Information on Priapos
• Information on Pluto
• The Wheel of Fortune: Rota Fortunae
• Fortuna

Fourteen – Back in the Garden

• Song of Songs
• Full text of 'The World English Bible (WEB): Song of Solomon'

Sixteen – Another Digression

• Deus Ex Machina: Definition

Seventeen – The Story Ends

• Literary Terms and Definitions

Section C

Two – What Makes It Amusing

• Satire: Definition