The Canterbury Tales (Wordsworth Poetry Library)
Product ID: 62533870
🎓Scholarly introductions & analysis
📜Original Middle English text
📝Extensive explanatory footnotes
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Description
📚 Unlock the timeless wit of Chaucer — your passport to medieval England’s storytelling elite!
- CULTURAL TIME CAPSULE - Explore 14th-century England’s society, humor, and storytelling like never before.
- GUIDED READING MADE EASY - Parallel translations and footnotes decode archaic language without breaking flow.
- SCHOLARLY INSIGHT INCLUDED - Expert introductions and questions deepen your understanding and spark discussion.
- AUTHENTIC MEDIEVAL EXPERIENCE - Dive into Chaucer’s original Middle English for a true literary journey.
- COMPLETE AFFORDABLE MASTERPIECE - All tales in one edition, rivaling pricier Oxford and Penguin versions.
The Canterbury Tales (Wordsworth Poetry Library) offers the complete collection of Geoffrey Chaucer’s iconic stories in original Middle English, enhanced with parallel translations, detailed footnotes, and scholarly introductions. This edition provides an accessible yet authentic medieval literary experience, perfect for students and enthusiasts seeking deep cultural insight at an exceptional value.
Specifications
| ASIN | 1840226927 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 57,131 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 175 in Classical, Early & Medieval Poetry 2,956 in Fiction Classics (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (134) |
| Dimensions | 12.95 x 4.57 x 19.81 cm |
| Edition | Poetry Series |
| ISBN-10 | 9781840226928 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1840226928 |
| Item weight | 494 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 768 pages |
| Publication date | 8 Oct. 2012 |
| Publisher | Wordsworth Editions |
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