In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer Created One Of The Great Touchstones Of English Literature, A Masterly Collection Of Chivalric Romances, Moral Allegories And Low Farce. A Story-telling Competition Between A Group Of Pilgrims From All Walks Of Life Is The Occasion For A Series Of Tales That Range From The Knight's Account Of Courtly Love And The Ebullient Wife Of Bath's Arthurian Legend, To The Ribald Anecdotes Of The Miller And The Cook.