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41The Tale of Genji — Nihongo| The Tale of Genji |源氏物語|Genji Monogatari is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes called the world …
42The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale — The Wife of Bath s Tale and its Prologue are among the best known of Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales . They give insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and are probably of interest to Chaucer himself, for the character is one… …
43The Merry Wives of Windsor — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For the opera, see The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera). Mistress Page (Julie Hughett) and Falstaff (John Rousseau) in The Merry Wives of Windsor , staged by Pacific Repertory Theatre at the Golden Bough… …
44Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1394) CHAUCER’s Wife of Bath, Alisoun, is perhaps his most original and memorable creation. Her prologue and tale form a pivotal point in the CANTERBURY TALES, inspiring responses in The CLERK’S TALE and The… …
45The Wives of Bath — Infobox Book | name = The Wives Of Bath image caption = author = Susan Swan cover artist = Chris Nicholls (photograph), Diti Katona (design) country = Canada language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Knopf Canada (Canada), Alfred A.… …
46Bearskin (German fairy tale) — For other uses, see Bearskin (disambiguation). Bearskin is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, as tale no. 101.[1] A variant from Sicily, Don Giovanni de la Fortuna, was collected by Laura Gonzenbach in Sicilianische Märchen and… …
47The Tale of Genji (manga) — The Tale of Genji Cover of Japanese Book volume 3 あさきゆめみし (Asakiyumemishi) …
48Clerk’s Tale, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1390) CHAUCER’s Clerk of Oxford, a theology student, tells one of the most controversial and disturbing of the CANTERBURY TALES. Told partly in response to the WIFE OF BATH’s assertion that it is impossible for a… …
49The Handmaid's Tale (film) — Infobox Film name = The Handmaid s Tale caption = Theatrical release poster director = Volker Schlöndorff producer = Daniel Wilson writer = Novel: Margaret Atwood Screenplay: Harold Pinter starring = Natasha Richardson Faye Dunaway Robert Duvall… …
50English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
