• Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Merchant's contribution; Text and notes: The portrait of the Merchant (from The General Prologue); The Merchant's prologue; The Merchant's tale; The Merchant's epilogue; The tale told by the Merchant; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Merchants in Chaucer's day; Courtly love; The debate on marriage; The myth of Pluto and Proserpina; Themes in the Merchant's Prologue and Tale; Glossary of frequently used words

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• Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Merchant's contribution; Text and notes: The portrait of the Merchant (from The General Prologue); The Merchant's prologue; The Merchant's tale; The Merchant's epilogue; The tale told by the Merchant; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Merchants in Chaucer's day; Courtly love; The debate on marriage; The myth of Pluto and Proserpina; Themes in the Merchant's Prologue and Tale; Glossary of frequently used words

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• Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Merchant's contribution; Text and notes: The portrait of the Merchant (from The General Prologue); The Merchant's prologue; The Merchant's tale; The Merchant's epilogue; The tale told by the Merchant; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Merchants in Chaucer's day; Courtly love; The debate on marriage; The myth of Pluto and Proserpina; Themes in the Merchant's Prologue and Tale; Glossary of frequently used words

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