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
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2003 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. Click for more in this series: Penguin Classics |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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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