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The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Description for The Canterbury Tales
Paperback. A group of pilgrims entertain each other with stories on their way to Canterbury in a poem whose characters, from the Knight to the Wife of Bath, are as vivid as their tales. This new edition of David Wright's acclaimed translation includes a new critical introduction and invaluable notes by a leading Chaucer scholar. Translator(s): Wright, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all...' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387), a group of pilgrims assembles in an inn just outside London and agree to entertain each other on the way to Canterbury by telling stories. The pilgrims come from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable, learned debate, parable, and Eastern ... Read more
'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all...' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387), a group of pilgrims assembles in an inn just outside London and agree to entertain each other on the way to Canterbury by telling stories. The pilgrims come from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable, learned debate, parable, and Eastern ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199599028
SKU
V9780199599028
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About Geoffrey Chaucer
David Wright (1920-94) was a poet, author, and translator. Born in South Africa, he was deafened by scarlet fever at the age of 7 and emigrated to England when he was 14. He co-founded the literary review X which he co-edited from 1959-62, and published several books of verse, a translation of Beowulf, and edited anthologies of verse for Penguin ... Read more
Reviews for The Canterbury Tales
David Wright is a fine poet, and he has translated the Tales with crisp brilliance and fidelity into classic verse...On every page he offers at least a few lines that make one smile with pleasure. This version ought to be on every school syllabus. The translation is certainly the best we have ever had.
Peter Levi, Sunday Telegraph
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Peter Levi, Sunday Telegraph
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