The Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer

Public ISBD Titre : The Canterbury tales Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur Editeur : London [England] : Penguin Books Année de publication : 1996 Importance : 342 p. Présentation : couv. ill. en coul. Format : 18 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 0-14-062207-1 Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:821 English poetry Résumé : 'The Canterbury Tales', compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical language. He evokes a spestrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, 'The Canterbury Tales' remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature. The Canterbury tales [texte imprimé] / Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur . - London (England) : Penguin Books, 1996 . - 342 p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; 18 cm. ISBN : 0-14-062207-1 Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:821 English poetry Résumé : 'The Canterbury Tales', compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical language. He evokes a spestrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they wend their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, 'The Canterbury Tales' remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature.

The Canterbury Tales / Geoffrey Chaucer

Public ISBD Titre : The Canterbury Tales Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur Editeur : London [England] : Penguin Books Année de publication : 2005 Importance : 1254p Présentation : ill.,couv.en coul Format : 26cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 0-140-42234-x Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:429 Old english Mots-clés : Canterbury  Tales  English  literature Résumé : The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society. The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in “The Shipman’s Tale,” a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life. This is a freshly established Middle English text with standardized spelling and punctuation and on-page glossing. It Features an introduction by Jill Mann, a chronology of Chaucer's life and works, detailed explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, a full glossary, and a bibliography. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 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. The Canterbury Tales [texte imprimé] / Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur . - London (England) : Penguin Books, 2005 . - 1254p : ill.,couv.en coul ; 26cm. ISSN : 0-140-42234-x Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:429 Old english Mots-clés : Canterbury  Tales  English  literature Résumé : The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society. The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in “The Shipman’s Tale,” a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life. This is a freshly established Middle English text with standardized spelling and punctuation and on-page glossing. It Features an introduction by Jill Mann, a chronology of Chaucer's life and works, detailed explanatory notes, suggestions for further reading, a full glossary, and a bibliography. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 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.

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The canterbury Tales / Geoffrey Chaucer

Public ISBD Titre : The canterbury Tales Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur Editeur : Londres [Royaume-Uni] : Wordsworth Editions Année de publication : 2002 Importance : 706 p. Format : 18 cm. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-84022-536-5 Langues : Anglais Résumé : The Canterbury Tales tells the story of 30 pilgrims who meet by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, and journey together to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral. To pass the time along the way, they tell stories to one another. This new transcription and edition is taken from British Library MS Harley 7334, a beautifully-decorated, volume produced within ten years of Chaucer’s death. The aim of the present edition, with its ‘on-page’ notes and glosses, is to enable readers with little or no previous experience of Medieval English to read and enjoy this landmark in English Literature. The canterbury Tales [texte imprimé] / Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur . - Londres (Royaume-Uni) : Wordsworth Editions, 2002 . - 706 p. ; 18 cm. ISBN : 978-1-84022-536-5 Langues : Anglais Résumé : The Canterbury Tales tells the story of 30 pilgrims who meet by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, and journey together to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral. To pass the time along the way, they tell stories to one another. This new transcription and edition is taken from British Library MS Harley 7334, a beautifully-decorated, volume produced within ten years of Chaucer’s death. The aim of the present edition, with its ‘on-page’ notes and glosses, is to enable readers with little or no previous experience of Medieval English to read and enjoy this landmark in English Literature.

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The Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer

Public ISBD Titre : The Canterbury tales : the first fragment / Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Geoffrey Chaucer ; Michael Alexander Editeur : London [England] : Penguin Books Année de publication : 1996 Importance : xxvi, 293 p. Format : 20 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 0-14-043409-7 Note générale : Text in Middle English ; notes in English Langues : Anglais moyen (ca.1100-1500) Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:821 English poetry Mots-clés : English poetry  Middle English, 1100-1500  History  criticism Index. décimale : 821.1 Résumé : The First Fragment of The Canterbury Tales contains some of Chaucer's most popular and widely enjoyed work. Chaucer introduces his pilgrims in The General Prologue, a set of speaking portraits drawn with a loving clarity that makes no attempt to conceal imperfections. The pilgrims represent human society, and the tales of the Knight, Miller, Reeve and Cook reveal a variety of human preoccupations, particularly romantic and sexual love. Each tale is alive with Chaucer's skills as a poet, as a storyteller and as a creator of comedy. This edition is designed so that the First Fragment can be read as a unit. A very full glossary faces Chaucer's text, and a detailed set of explanatory notes follows it, so that students and readers approaching The Canterbury Tales for the first time can enjoy and appreciate the language of Europe's first great English poet. The Canterbury tales : the first fragment / [texte imprimé] / Geoffrey Chaucer ; Michael Alexander . - London (England) : Penguin Books, 1996 . - xxvi, 293 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN : 0-14-043409-7 Text in Middle English ; notes in English Langues : Anglais moyen (ca.1100-1500) Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:821 English poetry Mots-clés : English poetry  Middle English, 1100-1500  History  criticism Index. décimale : 821.1 Résumé : The First Fragment of The Canterbury Tales contains some of Chaucer's most popular and widely enjoyed work. Chaucer introduces his pilgrims in The General Prologue, a set of speaking portraits drawn with a loving clarity that makes no attempt to conceal imperfections. The pilgrims represent human society, and the tales of the Knight, Miller, Reeve and Cook reveal a variety of human preoccupations, particularly romantic and sexual love. Each tale is alive with Chaucer's skills as a poet, as a storyteller and as a creator of comedy. This edition is designed so that the First Fragment can be read as a unit. A very full glossary faces Chaucer's text, and a detailed set of explanatory notes follows it, so that students and readers approaching The Canterbury Tales for the first time can enjoy and appreciate the language of Europe's first great English poet.

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The Canterbury Tales / Geoffrey Chaucer

Public ISBD Titre : The Canterbury Tales : The First Fragment Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur Editeur : London [England] : Penguin Books Année de publication : 2005 Importance : 1 vol. (LXXII-1254 p.) Présentation : couv. ill. en coul. Format : 20 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-14-042234-4 Prix : £20 Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:429 Old english ; LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature Résumé : One of the greatest and most ambitious works in English literature, The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society.The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in "The Shipman’s Tale," a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life. The Canterbury Tales : The First Fragment [texte imprimé] / Geoffrey Chaucer, Auteur . - London (England) : Penguin Books, 2005 . - 1 vol. (LXXII-1254 p.) : couv. ill. en coul. ; 20 cm. ISBN : 978-0-14-042234-4 : £20 Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:429 Old english ; LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature Résumé : One of the greatest and most ambitious works in English literature, The Canterbury Tales depicts a storytelling competition between pilgrims drawn from all ranks of society.The tales are as various as the pilgrims themselves, encompassing comedy, pathos, tragedy, and cynicism. The Miller and the Reeve express their mutual antagonism in a pair of comic stories combining sex and trickery; in "The Shipman’s Tale," a wife sells her favors to a monk. Others draw on courtly romance and fantasy: the Knight tells of rivals competing for the love of the same woman, and the Squire describes a princess who can speak to birds. In these twenty-four tales, Chaucer displays a dazzling range of literary styles and conjures up a wonderfully vivid picture of medieval life.

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