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The Canterbury Tales (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry) by [Geoffrey Chaucer, J. U. Nicholson]

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The Canterbury Tales (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)

0486431622 Canterbury Tales Chaucher Dover Thrift Editions Poetry

Written by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages.

A group of pilgrims bound for Canterbury Cathedral agree to pass the weary miles by taking turns at storytelling — thus forming English literature's greatest collection of chivalric romances, bawdy tales, fables, legends, and other stories. Translation into modern English verse by J. U. Nicholson.

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A group of pilgrims bound for Canterbury Cathedral agree to pass the weary miles by taking turns at storytelling. The travelers―noble, coarse, jolly, and pious―offer a vibrant portrait of fourteenth-century English life. Their narratives form English literature's greatest collection of chivalric romances, bawdy tales, fables, legends, and other stories.
The Canterbury Tales reflects a society in transition, as a middle class began to emerge from England's feudal system. Craftsmen and laborers ride side by side with the gentry on the road to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket, and their discussions and arguments about ethical issues mirror their changing world. The pilgrims' conversations and stories also reveal their individual personalities, and Chaucer's vivid, realistic characterizations assured the Tales an instant and enduring success. Each pilgrim's story can be read separately and appreciated in its own right; all appear here in a lucid translation into modern English verse by J. U. Nicolson.
Dover (2015) republication of the modern English verse translation by J. U. Nicolson, originally published in 1934.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His greatest work stands as The Canterbury Tales. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SAWNQ2Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (January 5, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1204 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 548 pages
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Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 - 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.

While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. He is best known today for The Canterbury Tales.

Chaucer was a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin.

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