The original transcription guidelines of Canterbury Tales Project (CTP) were first developed by Peter Robinson and Elizabeth Solopova published in 1993. Since then, the project has evolved, bringing about numerous changes varying degrees to process transcription. In this article, we revisit those principles aims that informed them offer a rationale for our practice. We build upon Solopova’s ass...

This paper critically analyzes Geoffrey Chaucer’s character Allison of his tale “The Wife of Bath” within the Canterbury Tales. The argument is made that Chaucer intentionally used this character to present his personal feminist ideals to his audience, thereby acting as an advocate for women under the guise of literary author. Evidence will be presented both from the text by analyzing her chara...