The Canterbury Tales

Even in its unfinished form, «The Canterbury Tales» is considered Chaucer's main work and one of the most important works in all of English literature. Every April, a stream of pilgrims from all over England converge on the ancient city of Canterbury to pay homage to the relics of Saint Thomas Becket. One day, at a roadside tavern, representatives from various levels of society - a knight and a monk, a lawyer and a merchant, a doctor and a cook, a weaver and a seller of indulgences - meet. All of them are heading on a pilgrimage to Canterbury and are ready to ease the hardships of the journey with tales of friendship and love, faith and betrayal, marital trials and dealings with the devil. Varied in style and length, reflecting the individual traits of each storyteller, «The Canterbury Tales» equally captivates and paints an honest and detailed picture of medieval life with all its joys and hardships.