The Canterbury Tales A Retelling

by Ackroyd, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780670021222
• ISBN10: 0670021229
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-29
• Publisher: Viking Adult

Summary

Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original.

Author Biography

PETER ACK ROY D's highly acclaimed books include Thames: The Biography and London: The Biography.

GEOFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343- 1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, courtier, and diplomat who also wrote Troilus and Criseyde, considered by many to be the first modern English novel.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
A Note on the Text	p. xix
The Canterbury Tales
The General Prologue	p. 3
The Knight's Tale	p. 29
The Miller's Prologue and Tale	p. 79
The Reeve's Prologue and Tale	p. 99
The Cook's Prologue and Tale	p. 111
The Man of Law's Prologue, Tale and Epilogue	p. 115
The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale	p. 147
The Friar's Prologue and Tale	p. 177
The Summoner's Prologue and Tale	p. 189
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale	p. 205
The Merchant's Prologue, Tale and Epilogue	p. 233
The Squire's Prologue and Tale	p. 261
The Franklin's Prologue and Tale	p. 277
The Physician's Tale	p. 299
The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale	p. 305
The Shipman's Tale	p. 321
The Prioress's Prologue and Tale	p. 331
Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas	p. 339
The Monk's Prologue and Tale	p. 349
The Nun's Priest's Prologue,Tale and Epilogue	p. 373
The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale	p. 389
The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale	p. 403
The Manciple's Prologue and Tale	p. 423
The Parson's Prologue	p. 433
Chaucer's Retractions	p. 435
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