The Canterbury tales
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Coghill, Nevill, 1899-1980, translator.
Published
London : Penguin, 2003.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
544 pages ; 20 cm.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Carpenter-Carse Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 821.1 Cha | Paperback. | On Shelf |
Milton Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 821.1 CHA | On Shelf | |
Stowe Free Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 821 CHAUCER | On Shelf |
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Published
London : Penguin, 2003.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.1, 26 Points
Level 8.1, 26 Points
Notes
Description
The procession that crosses Chaucer's pages is as full of life and as richly textured as a medieval tapestry. The Knight, the Miller, the Friar, the Squire, the Prioress, the Wife of Bath, and others who make up the cast of characters -- including Chaucer himself -- are real people, with human emotions and weaknesses. When it is remembered that Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was the standard literary language across western Europe, the magnitude of his achievement is even more remarkable. But Chaucer's genius needs no historical introduction; it bursts forth from every page of The Canterbury Tales.
If we trust the General Prologue, Chaucer intended that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back. He never finished his enormous project and even the completed tales were not finally revised. Scholars are uncertain about the order of the tales. As the printing press had yet to be invented when Chaucer wrote his works, The Canterbury Tales has been passed down in several handwritten manuscripts.,-- GoodReads
Language
Translated from Middle English.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaucer, G., & Coghill, N. (2003). The Canterbury tales . Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 and Nevill Coghill. 2003. The Canterbury Tales. Penguin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 and Nevill Coghill. The Canterbury Tales Penguin, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaucer, Geoffrey, and Nevill Coghill. The Canterbury Tales Penguin, 2003.
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