Excerpt from The Prologue and the Knight's Tale Portions of the introduction have been written with a view to the teacher rather than the pupil, my aim being to give in a concise form the materials which the teacher requires to have at his disposal if the taught are to obtain an adequate conception of Chaucer's importance in the history of English literature and language. It is impossible to acknowledge in detail all the instances in which this edition is based upon the work of predecessors, though I have attempted to do so to the best of my ability. A short bibliography containing a list of authorities consulted - or to be consulted - has been appended. Yet, while drawing attention to my indebted ness to others, I may be permitted to express the hope that amongst much that is old, there may be found something that is new. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.