The 'Knight's Tale' is based on which work by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio?
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Correct answer: Teseida delle Nozze di Emilia
Chaucer heavily adapted Boccaccio's 'Teseida' for the Knight's Tale. He compressed the epic scope into a chivalric romance focusing on the philosophical implications of the conflict between Palamon and Arcite.
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