The Canterbury tales
(Book)
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Published
London ; Penguin Books, 2003, 1951.
ISBN
9780140424386 (pbk.), 0140424385 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
xvii, 504 pages ; 20 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 821.1 CHAUCER 1951
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NF 821.1 CHAUCER 1951
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Published
London ; Penguin Books, 2003, 1951.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780140424386 (pbk.), 0140424385 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.1, 26 Points
Level 8.1, 26 Points
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Description
Chaucer's finest work begins at the Tabard Inn, where thirty travelers of widely varying classes and occupations are gathering to make the annual pilgrimage to Becket's shrine at Canterbury. It is agreed that each traveler will tell four tales to help pass the time during their long journey, and that the host of the inn will reward the best storyteller with a free supper upon their return. Thus we hear, translated into modern English, the knight's tale, the merchant's tale, the miller's tale, the wife of Bath's tale, twenty-some tales in all. Some are bawdy, some spiritual, some romantic, some mysterious, some chivalrous. Between the stories, the travelers converse, joke, and argue, revealing much of their individual outlooks upon life as well as what life was like in late-fourteenth-century England.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaucer, G., & Coghill, N. (20031951). The Canterbury tales . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 and Nevill Coghill. 20031951. The Canterbury Tales. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 and Nevill Coghill. The Canterbury Tales Penguin Books, 20031951.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaucer, Geoffrey, and Nevill Coghill. The Canterbury Tales Penguin Books, 20031951.
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