The Canterbury Tales - Paperback By Chaucer, Geoffrey

Description: About this productProduct IdentifiersPublisherPenguin Publishing GroupISBN-100140424385ISBN-139780140424386eBay Product ID (ePID)2415948Product Key FeaturesOriginal LanguageEnglish, MiddleBook TitleCanterbury TalesNumber of Pages528 PagesLanguageEnglishPublication Year2003TopicMedieval, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshFeaturesRevisedIllustratorYesGenrePoetry, FictionAuthorGeoffrey ChaucerFormatUk-B Format PaperbackDimensionsItem Height0.9 inItem Weight12.7 OzItem Length7.8 inItem Width5.1 inAdditional Product FeaturesIntended AudienceTradeLCCN2003-265749TitleLeadingTheReviews"A delight . . . [Raffel's translation] provides more opportunities to savor the counterpoint of Chaucer's earthy humor against passages of piercingly beautiful lyric poetry."- Kirkus Reviews "Masterly . . . This new translation beckons us to make our own pilgrimage back to the very wellsprings of literature in our language." -Billy Collins " The Canterbury Tales has remained popular for seven centuries. It is the most approachable masterpiece of the medieval world, and Mr. Raffel's translation makes the stories even more inviting." -Wall Street JournalDewey Edition19Notes byCoghill, NevillGrade FromTwelfth GradeGrade ToUPDewey Decimal821.17Edition DescriptionRevised editionSynopsis'Nevill Coghill's easy, seductive translation ensures that this, the most popular work in English Literature - now 600 years old - will run through yet more centuries' Melvyn Bragg In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature. A storytelling competition within 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. This masterly and vivid modern English verse translation retains all the vigour and poetry of Chaucer's fourteenth-century Middle English. Translated by NEVILL COGHILL, 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 1,500 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.LC Classification Number

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