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Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (2003, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140424385
ISBN-139780140424386
eBay Product ID (ePID)2415948
Product Key Features
Book TitleCanterbury Tales
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Literary, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year2003
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenrePoetry, Fiction
AuthorGeoffrey Chaucer
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-265749
TitleLeadingThe
Notes byCoghill, Nevill
Reviews"A delight . . . [Raffel's translation] provides more opportunities to savor the counterpoint of Chaucer's earthy humor against passages of piercingly beautiful lyric poetry."-- Kirkus Reviews "Masterly . . . This new translation beckons us to make our own pilgrimage back to the very wellsprings of literature in our language." -- Billy Collins " The Canterbury Tales has remained popular for seven centuries. It is the most approachable masterpiece of the medieval world, and Mr. Raffel's translation makes the stories even more inviting." -- Wall Street Journal, "A delight . . . [Raffel's translation] provides more opportunities to savor the counterpoint of Chaucer's earthy humor against passages of piercingly beautiful lyric poetry."- Kirkus Reviews "Masterly . . . This new translation beckons us to make our own pilgrimage back to the very wellsprings of literature in our language." -Billy Collins " The Canterbury Tales has remained popular for seven centuries. It is the most approachable masterpiece of the medieval world, and Mr. Raffel's translation makes the stories even more inviting." -Wall Street Journal
Dewey Edition19
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal821.17
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisIn 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., Nevill Coghill's masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English A Penguin Classic 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.
LC Classification NumberPR1870
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