The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Book Title
The Canterbury Tales
Author
Geoffrey Chaucer
ISBN
9780140424386
Nevill Coghill's masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Geoffrey ChaucerPublisher: Penguin GroupPublished: 02/04/2003ISBN: 9780140424386Pages: 504Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00dAccelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 79334 / Canterbury Tales (Unabridged)Reading Level: 8.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 26
Nevill Coghill's masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 02/04/2003
ISBN: 9780140424386
Pages: 504
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 79334 / Canterbury Tales (Unabridged)
Reading Level: 8.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 26
Nevill Coghill's masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 02/04/2003
ISBN: 9780140424386
Pages: 504
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 79334 / Canterbury Tales (Unabridged)
Reading Level: 8.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 26