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The Canterbury Tales (Barnes & - Paperback, by Chaucer Geoffrey - Very Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781593080808
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1593080808
ISBN-13
9781593080808
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64379251
Product Key Features
Book Title
Canterbury Tales
Number of Pages
912 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, General, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Drama, Poetry, Fiction
Book Series
Barnes and Noble Classics Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
821.17
Synopsis
&&LIThe Canterbury Tales&&L/I, by &&LBGeoffrey Chaucer&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Pilgrims on their way to worship at the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury stop at the Tabard Inn. Representing a cross-section of medieval English society, the group includes a knight and his squire, a prioress, a friar, a miller, and a wife. To amuse themselves on their journey, they agree that each will tell a tale. These stories--by turns bawdy, hilarious, scurrilous, romantic, heroic, and moving--reveal a great deal about the tellers and the world they live in, which, despite the distance of six hundred years, seems remarkably like our own. Indeed, the structure of &&LIThe Canterbury Tales&&L/I and the sophisticated, intricate interplay between the stories, their narrators, and the general narrator (himself a complex comic character) give the book its strikingly modern flavor.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Often called the first book of poetry written in English, &&LSTRONGChaucer&&L/B''s masterpiece is also the first anthology of English short fiction, one that will resonate with readers for as long as folly and courage, deceit and generosity, love and jealousy remain part of the human personality.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGRobert W. Hanning&&L/B is Professor of English at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1961. He has published &&LIThe Vision of History in Early Britain&&L/I, &&LIThe Individual in Twelfth-Century Romance&&L/I, &&LIThe Lais of Marie de France&&L/I (co-translated with Joan Ferrante), and &&LICastiglione: the Ideal and the Real in Renaissance Culture&&L/I (co-edited with David Rosand), as well as many articles on Chaucer''s poetry and other medieval and Renaissance subjects.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGPeter Tuttle&&L/B''s most recent poetry is &&LILooking for a Sign in the West&&L/I, published by Back Short in 2003.&&L/P, &&LIThe Canterbury Tales&&L/I, by &&LBGeoffrey Chaucer&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Pilgrims on their way to worship at the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury stop at the Tabard Inn. Representing a cross-section of medieval English society, the group includes a knight and his squire, a prioress, a friar, a miller, and a wife. To amuse themselves on their journey, they agree that each will tell a tale. These stories--by turns bawdy, hilarious, scurrilous, romantic, heroic, and moving--reveal a great deal about the tellers and the world they live in, which, despite the distance of six hundred years, seems remarkably like our own. Indeed, the structure of &&LIThe Canterbury Tales&&L/I and the sophisticated, intricate interplay between the stories, their narrators, and the general narrator (himself a complex comic character) give the book its strikingly modern flavor.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Often called the first book of poetry written in English, &&LSTRONGChaucer&&L/B's masterpiece is also the first anthology of English short fiction, one that will resonate with readers for as long as folly and courage, deceit and generosity, love and jealousy remain part of the human personality.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGRobert W. Hanning&&L/B is Professor of English at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1961. He has published &&LIThe Vision of History in Early Britain&&L/I, &&LIThe Individual in Twelfth-Century Romance&&L/I, &&LIThe Lais of Marie de France&&L/I (co-translated with Joan Ferrante), and &&LICastiglione: the Ideal and the Real in Renaissance Culture&&L/I (co-edited with David Rosand), as well as many articles on Chaucer's poetry and other medieval and Renaissance subjects.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGPeter Tuttle&&L/Bs most recent poetry is &&LILooking for a Sign in the West&&L/I, published by Back Short in 2003.&&L/P, &&LIThe Canterbury Tales&&L/I, by &&LBGeoffrey Chaucer&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Pilgrims on their way to worship at the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury stop at the Tabard Inn. Representing a cross-section of medieval English society, the group includes a knight and his squire, a prioress, a friar, a miller, and a wife. To amuse themselves on their journey, they agree that each will tell a tale. These stories--by turns bawdy, hilarious, scurrilous, romantic, heroic, and moving--reveal a great deal about the tellers and the world they live in, which, despite the distance of six hundred years, seems remarkably like our own. Indeed, the structure of &&LIThe Canterbury Tales&&L/I and the sophisticated, intricate interplay between the stories, their narrators, and the general narrator (himself a complex comic character) give the book its strikingly modern flavor.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Often called the first book of poetry written in English, &&LSTRONGChaucer&&L/B's masterpiece is also the first anthology of English short fiction, one that will resonate with readers for as long as folly and courage, deceit and generosity, love and jealousy remain part of the human personality.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGRobert W. Hanning&&L/B is Professor of English at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1961. He has published &&LIThe Vision of History in Early Britain&&L/I, &&LIThe Individual in Twelfth-Century Romance&&L/I, &&LIThe Lais of Marie de France&&L/I (co-translated with Joan Ferrante), and &&LICastiglione: the Ideal and the Real in Renaissance Culture&&L/I (co-edited with David Rosand), as well as many articles on Chaucer's poetry and other medieval and Renaissance subjects.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LSTRONGPeter Tuttle&&L/B's most recent poetry is &&LILooking for a Sign in the West&&L/I, published by Back Short in 2003.&&L/P, "The Canterbury Tales," by Geoffrey Chaucer, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics"
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