Mobility and Identity in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

The movement of the pilgrims in the Tales explored both practically and metaphorically, showing it to be an expression of identity.

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by pilgrims en route to Canterbury; but how does their movement shape the world around them, and how are they shaped by their world? This volume seeks to answer these questions by exploring expressions of mobility in Chaucer's frame narrative and tales. Combining the theoretical and historical methods of liter...