| Description |
xxx, 461 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The Library of literature ; LL-27 |
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Library of literature ; 27.
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| Note |
Complete texts for about a half of the tales; summaries, with selections from the originals, for the remaining tales. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page xxix-xxx). |
| Summary |
These tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth century that is as robust as it is representative. |
| Contents |
1. General prologue ; The knight's tale ; The miller's tale ; The reeve's tale ; The cook's tale (summary) -- 2. The man of law's tale (summary) -- 3. The wife of Bath's tale ; The friar's tale ; The summoner's tale -- 4. The clerk's tale ; The merchant's tale -- 5. The squire's tale (summary) ; The franklin's tale -- 6. The physician's tale (summary) ; The pardoner's tale -- 7. The shipman's tale (summary) ; The prioress's tale ; The tale of Sir Thopas (summary) ; The tale of Melibee (summary) ; The monk's tale (summary) ; The nun's priest tale -- 8. The second nun's tale (summary) ; The canon's yeoman's tale (summary) -- 9. The manciple's tale (summary) -- 10. The parson's tale (summary) ; Chaucer's retraction. |
| Language |
Text in Middle English ; introduction, notes and summaries in modern English. |
| Subject |
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry.
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Storytelling -- Poetry.
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Middle Ages -- Poetry.
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England -- Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Halverson, John. Editor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Canterbury tales. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill [1971] (OCoLC)681441621 |
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