The Canterbury Tales: (Original-Spelling Edition) Paperback - 2005
by Geoffrey Chaucer; Introduction by Jill Mann; Notes by Jill Mann
The father of English literature shines in this authoritative selection from the greatest collection of narrative poems in the English language. Includes footnotes, normalized spelling, and a glossary of Middle English. Reissue.
Summary
One of the greatest and most ambitious works in English literature, The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society.
The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in “The Shipman’s Tale,” a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life.
- Freshly established Middle English text with standardized spelling and punctuation and on-page glossing
- Features an introduction, a chronology of Chaucer's life and works, detailed explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, a full glossary, and a bibliography
- Companion to the Penguin Classics original-spelling edition of Troilus and Criseyde
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- Title The Canterbury Tales: (Original-Spelling Edition)
- Author Geoffrey Chaucer; Introduction by Jill Mann; Notes by Jill Mann
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 1328
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2005-08-30
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140422344 / 014042234X
- Weight 1.88 lbs (0.85 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.14 x 2.24 in (19.71 x 13.06 x 5.69 cm)
- Reading level 500
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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Dewey Decimal Code 821.1
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