The Canterbury Tales
Nevill Coghill's masterly and vivid modern English verse translation of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English, now in a Penguin Classic edition. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer presents a collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories, and low farce. This rich and diverse work offers an unparalleled glimpse into medieval England. Penguin Classics, a trusted publisher for over sixty-five years, provides authoritative texts with introductions, notes, and award-winning translations.
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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 1500 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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Brand: Penguin Classics
Publisher Date: 02/04/2003
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Dimensions: 7.75 x 5 x 1
UPC: 9780140424386
Ages: 18 and UP
Pages: 504
