The Canterbury Tales (OWC) ed. 2008
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Festland Spanien
- Verlag OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780199599028
- ISBN10 0199599025
- Gegenstandsart BUCH
- Buchseiten 481
- Sammlung Oxford World's Classics #
- Jahr der Ausgabe 2008
- Sprache Englisch
- Bindung Gebunden
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English LiteraturThe Canterbury Tales (OWC) ed. 2008
Editorial OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Festland Spanien
Buch Details
Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers twenty-nine of literature's most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman.
This new edition includes a comprehensive introduction that summarizes some of the most important historical events and movements that defined the world of Chaucer and his pilgrims; two additional tales (Reeve's and Shipman's); introductions for each tale designed to prepare the reader for a better understanding and enjoyment of the tale; newly written and conveniently placed explanatory notes; and a new, more easily understood system for learning to pronounce Chaucerian Middle English.