| Canterbury Tales Contributor(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1617206024 ISBN-13: 9781617206023 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Collections | Medieval |
| Dewey: 821.1 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6" W x 9" (1.64 lbs) 514 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of the characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have come across during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. |