The Host
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The Host is the outspoken, jovial innkeeper in Geoffrey Chaucer’s "The Canterbury Tales" who proposes and oversees the storytelling contest among the pilgrims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Host canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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innkeeper ⓘ literary character ⓘ pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| accompanies | pilgrims to Canterbury ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
hospitality
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social hierarchy ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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boisterous ⓘ jovial ⓘ outspoken ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforces | rules of the storytelling game ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guides | order of the tales ⓘ |
| hasName | Harry Bailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Friar
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Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Pardoner NERFINISHED ⓘ Parson ⓘ Summoner ⓘ Wife of Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judges | quality of the tales ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic relief
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social mediator among pilgrims ⓘ |
| locationOfBusiness | Tabard Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper ⓘ |
| offers | free supper at the Tabard Inn to the best storyteller ⓘ |
| owns | Tabard Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
each pilgrim tells two tales on the way back from Canterbury
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each pilgrim tells two tales on the way to Canterbury ⓘ storytelling contest ⓘ |
| residence | Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
frame narrator
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leader of the pilgrimage ⓘ organizer of storytelling contest ⓘ |
| threatens | to make pilgrims pay their expenses if they disobey rules ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | 14th century ⓘ |
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