[t]he Canterbury Tales VERSUS [T]he Canterbury Tales

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me which one is correct?

1- Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales.
2- Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales.

Tom

[Yankee]

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As the title of the whole collection, I'd capitalize the word the, Tom.
The Canterbury Tales.
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