Bibliographic Information

The Canterbury tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

(Penguin popular classics)

Penguin Books, 1996

Other Title

The Canterbury tales : a selection

Available at  / 4 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

This edition first published 1969. Published in Penguin popular classics, 1996

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Canterbury Tales, compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical languauge. He evokes a spectrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, The Canterbury Tales remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

  • NCID
    BA61604345
  • ISBN
    • 0140622071
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    enmeng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    342 p.
  • Size
    19 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
Page Top