Title:
The Canterbury tales : nine tales and the general prologue : authoritative text, sources and backgrounds, criticism
Author:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
ISBN:
9780393952452
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Uniform Title:
Canterbury tales. Selections
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Norton, ©1989.
Physical Description:
xvii, 552 pages ; 22 cm.
Series:
A Norton critical edition
Norton critical edition.
Contents:
Chaucer's language -- Selections from the Canterbury Tales: General prologue -- Knight's tale -- Miller's prologue and tale -- Reeve's prologue and tale -- Cook's prologue -- Wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- Friar's prologue -- Clerk's prologue and tale -- Merchant's prologue -- Franklin's prologue and tale -- Pardoner's prologue and tale -- Prioress's prologue and tale -- Nun's Priest's prologue and tale -- Sources and backgrounds: General prologue -- Knight's tale -- Miller's prologue and tale -- Reeve's prologue and tale -- Wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- Clerk's prologue and tale -- Franklin's prologue and tale -- Pardoner's prologue and tale -- Prioress's prologue and tale -- Nun's priest's prologue and tale -- Criticism.
Abstract:
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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