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"The Canterbury Tales" er en af Engelsk litteraturs første klassikere, skrevet af Geoffrey Chaucer engang i 1300-tallet. Denne nye udgave har noter, der gør teksten mere forståelig. Den lyriske beretning i "The Canterbury Tales", handl
A simplified and shortened retelling of the Chaucer classic which remains faithful to the original Middle English text in the treatment of the story.
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises , the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material onlin
Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, twenty-nine pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on their long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to
'Whoever best acquits himself, and tells The most amusing and instructive tale, Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all...' In Chaucer's most ambitious poem, The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387), a group of pilgrims assembles in an inn just outside
'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 touch
This Norton Critical Edition includes: • The medieval masterpieces most popular tales, includingnew to the Third EditionThe Man of Laws Prologue and Tale and The Second Nuns Prologue and Tale. • Extensive marginal glosses, explanatory footnotes,
This selection of the best-loved and most frequently studied of Chaucers Canterbury Tale s provides a fascinating introduction to one of the great cornerstones of English literature. The General Prologue gives vivid character sketches of the colourful ban
The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Knight's Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by A. C. Spea
The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introductio
These tales bring together a band of pilgrims who represented most of the occupations and social groups of the time. The diversity of the narrators in turn made possible a varied collection of tales including chivalric romance, spiritual allegory, courtly
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. In T
The Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of the characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection resembles Th
The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English - The Complete Collection - All Volumes in One Journey through one of the greatest works in English literature with this complete modern English translation of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
This major milestone in the history of English literature is presented in a sumptuous hardback edition with printed page edges, lavishly illustrated by and William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones . The Canterbury Tales is an enduringly fascinating work - bo
It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343-c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings--which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the increa
Geoffrey Chaucers "Canterbury-fortællingerne" hører til blandt de vigtigste værker i klassisk engelsk litteratur. En gruppe pilgrimme fra alle samfundslag rejser i slutningen af 1300-tallet fra London til Thomas Beckets grav i Canterbury. Underv
It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343-c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings--which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the increa
It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343-c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings--which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the increa