Harry Bailly
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Harry Bailly is the jovial, outspoken host of the Tabard Inn in Geoffrey Chaucer’s "The Canterbury Tales," who proposes and oversees the pilgrims’ storytelling contest.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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host ⓘ innkeeper ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
NERFINISHED
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The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple links between tales in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
pilgrims to Canterbury
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storytelling contest ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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boisterous ⓘ jovial ⓘ outspoken ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ |
| controls | order in which the pilgrims tell their tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
frame narrative
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medieval narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Bailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judges | tales told by the pilgrims ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Middle English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leads | pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
comic figure
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mediator among pilgrims ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Tabard Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Knight’s Tale (framing passages)
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The Miller’s Prologue and Tale (links) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale (links) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | framing device for The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| occupation |
host of the Tabard Inn
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innkeeper at the Tabard Inn ⓘ |
| offers | free supper at the Tabard Inn to the best storyteller ⓘ |
| oversees | pilgrims’ storytelling ⓘ |
| proposes | storytelling contest among the pilgrims ⓘ |
| residence | Tabard Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
host of the pilgrimage
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judge of the storytelling contest ⓘ organizer of the storytelling contest ⓘ |
| spouse | Goodelief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelCompanion | pilgrims to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ |
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