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The Canterbury Tales
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Canterbury Tales
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Geoffrey Chaucer
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:384 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets
Literary essays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780006863717
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| Classifications | Dewey:821.1 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
Fontana Press
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| Publication Date |
5 August 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This reading of The Canterbury Tales is in contempoarary English prose to appeal to the student and general reader alike. It tells the story of a pilgrimage to Canterbury in which men and women drawn from all classes of society lighten their journey by telling tales.
Author Biography
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) is often considered the the father of English literature and the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He wrote The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, The Legend of Good Women, and Troilus and Criseyde, but his most famous work remains The Canterbury Tales. He was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.
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