The Canterbury Tales - Mass Market Paperbound
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Availability:In StockContributor:Geoffrey ChaucerSeries:Bantam ClassicsPublish date:2/1/1982Pages:688
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bantam ClassicsISBN-13:9780553210828ISBN-10:553210823UPC:9780553210828Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Medieval, EpicBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.10 x 4.44 x 1.12 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCA5BTBPKC
Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers twenty-nine of literature's most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman. This...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bantam ClassicsISBN-13:9780553210828ISBN-10:553210823UPC:9780553210828Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Medieval, EpicBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.10 x 4.44 x 1.12 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCA5BTBPKC
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London about 1340, the son of a well-to-do and well-connected wine merchant. In 1360, after his capture while fighting in the French wars, Edward III paid his ransom, and later Chaucer married Philippa de Roet, a maid of honor to the queen and sister-in-law to John of Gaunt, Chaucer's patron. Chaucer's oeuvre is commonly divided into three periods: the French (to...
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