Of these qualities, chivalry is essential and shown often throughout "Sir Galahad", The Canterbury Tales, and Sir Torre's short quest in John Steinbeck's "The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.... Sir Torre, the Knight featured in The Canterbury Tales, and Sir Galahad all exemplify traits of chivalry. ... In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces the Knight as a man of chivalry and experience practiced throughout his illustrious career as a knight. ... The three Knights discussed, Sir Torre, the Knight from the Canterbury Tales, and Sir Galahad, all engage in...

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Chaucer (1340-1400) used the word in Troilus and Criseyde, and in The Canterbury Tales it is applied to a series of stories in the medieval style of de casibus virorum illustrium, meaning "the downfalls" (more or less inevitable) "of princes." ...

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I. The Burial of The Dead "April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers. Summer surprised us, coming over the Starnber...

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