Multiculturalism & Chaucer

Throughout the canon of Canterbury Tales criticism, scholars consistently emphasize the Christian influence that characterized the fourteenth-century intellectual milieu; however, they have failed to take into account the rich synthesis of religious and philosophical thinking that permeated the Middle Ages and influenced writers like Chaucer. The study illustrates how an understanding of this multicultural thinking enhances our understanding of Chaucer's work, especially in The Night's tale and the Physician's Tale.