![]() ![]() We are soon introduced to the knight’s son, who would one day become a knight himself. In the prologue, Chaucer goes on to explain the story of a knight who devoted his life to chivalry, truth, and justice (43). It was not common in Medieval literature for people to refer to themselves as writers, and we can see in The General Prologue that Chaucer is aware of his writing as something to be read by others. ![]() By talking directly to the reader and introducing them to his story, Chaucer is showing a consciousness in his writing – a consciousness of himself as a writer. ![]() In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The General Prologue from The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer first explains that he is going to introduce the characters of his story rather than just jump into the story by saying, “But natheles, whyl I have tyme and space/Er that I ferther in this tale pace” (35). ![]()
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