{"id":683,"date":"2011-09-25T17:25:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T17:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pregonero.de\/?page_id=683"},"modified":"2011-09-25T17:26:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T17:26:53","slug":"solution-17-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pregonero.de\/?page_id=683","title":{"rendered":"Solution 17-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The right answer is 1400, i.e. about 200 years before Shakespeare. The text is an extract from one of the most famous texts of the Middle English period, Chaucer’s\u00a0Canterbury Tales<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bifil that in that seson on a day,
\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay,
\n3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage
\n4\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To Caunterbury with ful devout corage,
\n5\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0At nyght was come into that hostelrye
\n6\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Wel nyne and twenty in a compaignye
\n7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Of sondry folk, by aventure yfalle
\n8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In felaweshipe, and pilgrimes were they alle,
\n9\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde.<\/p>\n

Without having studied Middle English, it will be difficult to understand the text fully, but it may be possible to make an educated guess. How would you describe the general situation as presented in the text? The following questions may help:<\/p>\n