The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue :

The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue : Authoritative Text Sources and Backgrounds Criticism
- The Canterbury Tales By Chaucer Geoffrey Kolve V A Olson Glending
This Norton Critical Edition includes the most admired of Chaucerâ€™s Canterbury Tales.
Each is presented in the original language, with normalized spelling and substantial annotations for modern readers. Among the new added to the Second Edition are the much-requested "Merchantâ€™s Tale" and the "Tale of Sir Thopas." "Sources and Backgrounds" are included for the General Prologue and for most of the tales, enabling students to understand The Canterbury Tales in light of relevant medieval ideas and attitudes and inviting comparison between Chaucerâ€™s work and his sources. "Criticism" includes nine essays, four of them new to this edition, by leading Chaucerians, among them F. R. H. DuBoulay, E. Talbot Donaldson, Barbara Nolani, and Lee Patterson. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W W Norton & Co Inc
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber YES1557093
ReleaseDate 2005-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393925876

The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue : Authoritative Text Sources and Backgrounds Criticism