Wife of Bath's Tale is by which author?

Wife of Bath's Tale is by which author?

• A. Dante
• B. Boccaccio
• C. Milton
• D. Chaucer

Answer: (D)

Identifying the author of the Wife of Bath's Tale. This tale is part of The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, written in Middle English in the late 14th century. The author associated with that collection is Geoffrey Chaucer, making him the writer of the Wife of Bath's Tale. Other authors listed wrote different works in different periods—Dante is known for the Divine Comedy, Boccaccio for the Decameron, and Milton for Paradise Lost—so they aren’t the source of this tale.

Identifying the author of the Wife of Bath's Tale. This tale is part of The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, written in Middle English in the late 14th century. The author associated with that collection is Geoffrey Chaucer, making him the writer of the Wife of Bath's Tale. Other authors listed wrote different works in different periods—Dante is known for the Divine Comedy, Boccaccio for the Decameron, and Milton for Paradise Lost—so they aren’t the source of this tale.