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University Puts Trigger Warning on Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’ Over ‘Expressions of Christian Faith’

Notably, the university’s warning does not mention the anti-Semitic or sexually explicit elements in the work.

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Circa 1390, the author of 'The Canterbury Tales,' Geoffrey Chaucer. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Nottingham University in England has ignited a debate after issuing a trigger warning on Geoffrey Chaucer’s renowned work, “The Canterbury Tales.”

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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