Harry Bailly, host of the Tabard Inn
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Harry Bailly is the jovial, outspoken innkeeper in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales who proposes and oversees the pilgrims’ storytelling contest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Bailly | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in The Canterbury Tales
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fictional character ⓘ host ⓘ innkeeper ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSection | link passages between tales ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | pilgrimage to Canterbury ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Chaucer (the pilgrim-narrator)
NERFINISHED
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Knight (The Canterbury Tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ Miller (The Canterbury Tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ Parson (The Canterbury Tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wife of Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Southwark
NERFINISHED
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Tabard Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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boisterous ⓘ good-humored ⓘ jovial ⓘ outspoken ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ |
| conditionForReward | best tale as judged by Harry Bailly ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
frame narrative
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verse narrative ⓘ |
| interactsWith | all the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle English literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryWork | The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | Harry Bailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
framing device for The Canterbury Tales
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link between individual tales ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper ⓘ |
| offersReward | free supper at the Tabard Inn ⓘ |
| proposes | storytelling contest among the pilgrims ⓘ |
| role |
host of the Tabard Inn
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host of the pilgrimage ⓘ judge of the storytelling contest ⓘ leader of the pilgrims ⓘ organizer of the storytelling contest ⓘ |
| setsRule |
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 ⓘ |
| spouse | Goodelief (Goodwife) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
social cohesion among pilgrims
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worldly common sense ⓘ |
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