the Host
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The Host is the lively, outspoken innkeeper in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales* who proposes and oversees the storytelling contest among the pilgrims.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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innkeeper ⓘ literary character ⓘ pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
General Prologue
NERFINISHED
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The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ various links between tales in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tabard Inn pilgrims
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pilgrimage to Canterbury ⓘ storytelling contest ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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boisterous ⓘ lively ⓘ outspoken ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ sociable ⓘ |
| controls | order of tales told by pilgrims ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Middle English narrative poetry
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frame narrative ⓘ |
| influences | structure of The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Knight
NERFINISHED
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Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Parson NERFINISHED ⓘ Wife of Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| journeyDestination | Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| journeyPurpose | visit shrine of Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
commentator on other pilgrims
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framing narrator ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English medieval literature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| name | Harry Bailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper ⓘ |
| offersPrizeFor | best tale ⓘ |
| prize | supper at the pilgrims’ return ⓘ |
| residence | Tabard Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
acts as master of ceremonies
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oversees storytelling contest ⓘ proposes storytelling contest ⓘ serves as guide for the pilgrims ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor | storytelling contest ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cook (The Canterbury Tales)