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The Canterbury Tales
Contributor(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (Author), Coghill, Nevill (Translator), Coghill, Nevill (Introduction by)

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ISBN: 0140424385     ISBN-13: 9780140424386
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2003
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Annotation: With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crew of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life--from knight to nun, miller to monk--reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth century that is as robust as it is representative.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Poetry | Medieval
- Poetry | Ancient & Classical
Dewey: 821.1
LCCN: 2003265749
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Lexile Measure: 500 NP (Non-Prose Text)
Series: Penguin Classics
Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.80 lbs) 528 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 79334
Reading Level: 8.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 26.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

 
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