Download or read book Oxford Student Texts: Chaucer: The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The General Prologue is the first part of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Set out in 858 lines of Middle English, this text includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and context; and suggestions for further reading.