Publisher's Synopsis
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. The book is a frame narrative, where a group of pilgrims are traveling together to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury, England. During their journey, each pilgrim tells a story to entertain the others. The stories range from humorous to moralistic and cover a wide range of topics, such as love, religion, and social satire. The characters are diverse, including a knight, a miller, a nun, a cook, and a pardoner. Chaucer's writing style is known for its vivid descriptions, use of irony, and use of Middle English, which can be challenging for modern readers. The Canterbury Tales is considered a masterpiece of English literature and provides insight into medieval society and culture.1904. The illustrious work of Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, are presented herein as a modern rendering into prose of the Prologue and ten tales. The barrier of obsolete speech is the occasion for this rendering of the Canterbury Tales in English, easily intelligible today. Mr. Mackaye presents a representative portion of Chaucer's unfinished masterpiece in such a form as shall best preserve for a modern reader the substance and style of the original. Handsomely illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
