Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the era known as the Middle Ages, an era resembling kings, castles, and knights. Behind the famous kings, magnificence castles, and shining armor were the women. In the shadows, a step behind, and not as enchanting, one can find the tale of the medieval woman. Chaucer takes the woman out of the shadows and into the spotlight in the Canterbury Tales, especially in the case of the outspoken Wife of Bath (WB). The apostle Paul writes to Timothy, "Let a woman learn in silence with all submissiveness" (1 Tim. 2:11). ...

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I. Background of Study Contemporary English literature has produced a plethora of novels dealing with the everyday lives of people within the context of their place of origin and their unique culture. The United Kingdom is currently seeing the rise of potential cult classics such as Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, which followed the lives of heroine junkies in modern-day Edinburgh; and Bridget Jones" Diary by Helen Fielding, a day-by-day account of the trials and tribulations of a single woman in cosmopolitan London. Nick Hornby, a music and pop-culture critic, has been at the forefront of...

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• Grade Level: High School