I haven't read all 24 stories from The Canterbury Tales, however I did study a number at A Level, and all these years later they are still with me. I initially marched over the words, puzzled the meaning, took the structure apart, but, but… Then the moment arrived when it all became clear! I actually saw five of the tales performed in a play using traditional language and a vivid, vibrant clarity appeared and gave meaning. From then on I would read the stories out loud and I could understand the pattern, the feel, the thoughts, the greed, corruption and saucy moments. These are wondrous tales, let yourself fall into them as they come to life in a way that could well open your eyes, they certainly opened mine.
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| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
The medieval masterpiece's most popular tales, including-new to the Third Edition-The Man of Law's Prologue and Tale and The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale.
Extensive marginal glosses, explanatory footnotes, a preface and a guide to Chaucer's language by V. A. Kolve and Glending Olson.
Sources and analogues arranged by tale.
Fourteen critical essays, eight of them new to the Third Edition.
A Chronology, a Short Glossary and a Selected Bibliography.
The Canterbury Tales features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, General Fiction, Fiction
The Canterbury Tales is available in Hardback, Paperback
The Canterbury Tales was written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
The Canterbury Tales has 720 pages
Yes it is part of A Norton Crtical Edition series
£13.49
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