Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

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This selection of the best-loved and most frequently studied of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales provides a fascinating introduction to one of the great cornerstones of English literature. The General Prologue gives vivid character sketches of the colourful band of pilgrims who gather at a London inn on their way to Canterbury while the nine tales chosen range from the noble Knight's story of rivalry in love to the boastful Pardoner's moral treatise from the exuberant Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the Miller's worldly ribald farce. Incorporating every style of Medieval narrative bawdy anecdote allegorical fable and courtly romance the tales brought together here encompass the blend of universal human themes and individual personal detail that have fascinated readers for over 600 years.

For this selection the original fourteenth-century Middle English is presented with a facing-page modern prose translation. This volume also contains a chronology further reading and an introduction examining Chaucer's life and work and the literary influences on the Tales.

Translated and edited with an introduction by Colin Wilcockson

Über den Autor

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) was an English poet and court official whose Canterbury Tales stands as a foundational work of English literature. Writing in Middle English, Chaucer helped establish the vernacular as a literary language. His work is notable for its range of narrative voices, social observation, and enduring influence on subsequent English poetry and prose.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Canterbury Tales: A SelectionAcknowledgements
Chronology
Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Translation, Text and Illustrations

The Canterbury Tales

The General Prologue
The Knight's Tale
The Miller's Prologue and Tale
The Reeve's Prologue and Tale
The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale
The Merchant's Prologue, Tale and Epilogue
The Franklin's Prologue and Tale
The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
The Nun's Priest's Tale

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Genre:	Importe , Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780140424454
ISBN-10:	0140424458
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Chaucer, Geoffrey
Redaktion:	Colin Wilcockson
Übersetzung:	Colin Wilcockson
Hersteller:	Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	198 x 129 x 38 mm
Von/Mit:	Geoffrey Chaucer
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.11.2008
Gewicht:	0,754 kg