The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)"A romp for the ages" (Vanity Fair)—now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, The Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition. Ackroyd's contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters-as well as explicitly rendering their bawdy humor-yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer's verse. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
Contents
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The Knights Tale | 29 |
The Millers Prologue and Tale | 79 |
The Reeves Prologue and Tale | 99 |
The Cooks Prologue and Tale III | 115 |
The Wife of Baths Prologue and Tale | 147 |
The Friars Prologue and Tale | 177 |
The Summoners Prologue and Tale | 189 |
The Physicians Tale | 299 |
The Pardoners Prologue and Tale | 305 |
The Shipmans Tale | 321 |
The Prioresss Prologue and Tale | 331 |
Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas | 339 |
The Monks Prologue and Tale | 349 |
The Nuns Priests Prologue Tale | 373 |
The Second Nuns Prologue and Tale | 389 |
The Clerks Prologue and Tale | 205 |
The Merchants Prologue Tale | 233 |
The Squires Prologue and Tale | 261 |
The Franklins Prologue and Tale | 277 |
The Canons Yeomans Prologue and Tale | 403 |
The Manciples Prologue and Tale | 423 |
The Parsons Prologue | 433 |
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