Question

an reason for the popularity of the canterbury tales in medieval england?
work was a retelling of an extremely popular oral tale
was written in middle english, the language of the common people
work was originally in latin, which made it popular with the nobility
novelty of the theme and its treatment enthralled the audience

Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales gained widespread popularity in medieval England primarily because it was composed in Middle English, the everyday language of the common people, rather than the Latin or French used by the nobility and clergy, making it accessible to a broad audience. The work was not a retelling of an existing oral tale, it was not originally in Latin, and while its themes were engaging, its accessibility via the common language was the key driver of its medieval popularity.

Answer:

was written in Middle English, the language of the common people