Selected Canterbury Tales

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, British & Irish
Cover of the book Selected Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Dover Publications
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer ISBN: 9780486110790
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: February 29, 2012
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
ISBN: 9780486110790
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: February 29, 2012
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

At the Tabard Inn in Southwark, in the London of the late 1300s, a band of men and women from all walks of life have gathered to begin a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. To relieve the tedium of the journey, the host of the inn proposes that each of the pilgrims tell a favorite story, promising that the best storyteller will be treated to a fi ne dinner on the group's return to Southwark.
So begins one of the earliest masterpieces of English literature, a collection of stories as much prized for the portraits of its story tellers as for the stories they tell — portraits that reveal much of the rich social fabric of 14th-century England. Now three of the most popular tales — along with the charming General Prologue have been selected for this edition: The Knight's Tale, The Miller's Prologue and Tale, and The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale.
Animated by Chaucer's sly humor, flair for characterization and wise humanity, the stories have been recast into modern verse that captures the lively spirit of the originals. Highly entertaining, they represent an excellent entree to the rest of The Canterbury Tales and to the pleasures of medieval poetry in general. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

At the Tabard Inn in Southwark, in the London of the late 1300s, a band of men and women from all walks of life have gathered to begin a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. To relieve the tedium of the journey, the host of the inn proposes that each of the pilgrims tell a favorite story, promising that the best storyteller will be treated to a fi ne dinner on the group's return to Southwark.
So begins one of the earliest masterpieces of English literature, a collection of stories as much prized for the portraits of its story tellers as for the stories they tell — portraits that reveal much of the rich social fabric of 14th-century England. Now three of the most popular tales — along with the charming General Prologue have been selected for this edition: The Knight's Tale, The Miller's Prologue and Tale, and The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale.
Animated by Chaucer's sly humor, flair for characterization and wise humanity, the stories have been recast into modern verse that captures the lively spirit of the originals. Highly entertaining, they represent an excellent entree to the rest of The Canterbury Tales and to the pleasures of medieval poetry in general. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

More books from Dover Publications

Cover of the book Romeo and Juliet by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book The Medieval Sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Lectures on the Coupling Method by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Spheroidal Wave Functions by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Primer of Quantum Mechanics by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book The Way of Being Lost by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book The Art of Bookbinding by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Category Theory in Context by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Chamber Music by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Tensor Analysis on Manifolds by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Historic English Costumes and How to Make Them by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book Chinese Lattice Designs by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book China by Geoffrey Chaucer
Cover of the book The Golden Bowl by Geoffrey Chaucer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy