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Author: Geoffrey ChaucerFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USAISBN-10: 0140440224
ISBN-13: 9780140440225Publication Year: 1989
Subject: ClassicsAge Level: --
Topic: --Language: English
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The "Canterbury Tales" were originally planned to include over 100 stories, but Chaucer completed only 22. The device of using a pilgrimage as a setting for the telling of tales was not uncommon--medieval pilgrims traditionally told stories to liven up the long trek--but Chaucer's version is infinitely more sophisticated, matching the teller and his tale in a way that greatly enriches the content. This, and the interactions between the pilgrims, give the "Canterbury Tales" the complexity of a good novel. The Tales reflect Chaucer's wide experience with all levels of English society: the royals, the aristocracy, the clergy, the middle class from which he came, and the lower classes, for whom he invariably shows sympathy and understanding. They are also notable for the dialogue that is set up about marriage, its virtues and liabilities, and the proper role of husband and wife--giving the work a coherent unity and an even greater resonance.

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Here are tales told by members from all parts of English society of the 14th century, reflecting on life as they travel the road from Southwark to Canterbury.

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"As a fact of literary history, Chaucer was one of the most original men who ever lived. There had never been anything like the lively realism of the ride to Canterbury done or dreamed of in our literature before. He is not only the father of all our poets, but the grandfather of all our novelists."
G. K. Chesterton 


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Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0140440224
Title : The Canterbury Tales: In Modern English (Penguin Classics)
EAN : 9780140440225
Authors : Geoffrey Chaucer
Binding : Paperback
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Publication Date : 2000-01-31
Pages : 528
List Price (MSRP) : 10.00
Height : 0.8200 inches
Width : 5.1600 inches
Length : 7.7400 inches
Weight : 0.6900 pounds
Keywords : Chaucer, Geoffrey, British & Irish, Literature & Fiction: General: Classics, Literature & Fiction: Poetry: General, All French Books, Paperback, Printed Books
Condition : Acceptable

Book may have underlining, highlighting, or notes throughout. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector.
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