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Author:

Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.

Title:

The Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated by D. Laing Purves.

Publisher:

Mint Editions

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

619 pages ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Canterbury--Canterbury--Poetry.
Tales, Medieval.

Other Authors:

Purves, D. Laing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Introduction: Chaucer's life-Chaucer's works -- The prologue -- The knight's tale -- Words between the host and the miller -- The miller's tale -- The reeve'e prologue -- The reeve's tale -- The cook's prologue -- The ccok's tale -- Introduction to the man of law's tale -- The man of law's tale -- The epilogue to the man of law's tale -- The shipman's tale -- Words of the host to the shipman and the prioress -- The prioress' prologue -- The prioress's tale -- Words of the host to Chaucer -- Chaucer's tale of Sir Topaz -- The host stops Chaucer's tale of Sir Topaz -- Chaucer's tale of Melibee (in synopsis) -- Words of the host to the monk -- The monks tale (Lucifer, Adam, Samson, Hercules, Bebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Zenobia, King Peter of Spain, King Peter of Cyprus, Bernabo Visconti of Lombardy, Count Ugolino of Pisa, Nero, Holofernes, King Antiochus the illustrius, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Croesus) -- Words of the knight and the host -- The nun's priest's tale -- Words of the host to the nun's priest -- The physician's tale -- Words of the host to the physician and to the pardoner -- The pardoner's prologue -- The pardoner's tale -- The wife of Bath's prologue -- Words between the summoner and the friar -- The wife of Bath's tale -- The friar's prologue -- The friar's tale -- The summoner's prologue -- The summoner's tale -- The clerk's prologue -- The clerk's tale -- Chaucer's envoy to the clerk's tale -- The merchant's prologue -- The merchant's tale -- Epilogue to the merchant's tale -- The squire's prologue -- The squie's tale -- Words of the franklin to the squire and of the host to the franklin -- The franklin's prologue -- The franklin's tale -- The second nun's prologue -- The second nun's tale -- The canon yeoman's prologue -- The canon yeoman's tale -- The manciple's prologue -- The manciple's tale -- The parson's prologue -- The parson's tale (in synopsis) -- Chaucer's retractions.

ISBN:

1513269070
9781513269078

Locations:

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)