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The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Description for The Canterbury Tales
Hardback. Offers a collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. This book includes 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. Translator(s): Coghill, Nevill. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 658.
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Penguin Clothbound Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141393216
SKU
9780141393216
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About Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London in about 1342. He was valued highly by Edward III, who paid part of his ransom when he was captured fighting in France in 1360. He rose in royal employment, becoming a Justice of the Peace and was buried in 1400 in Westminster Abbey. Nevill Coghill's translation of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde ... Read more
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