The Canterbury Tales (Annotated with a Preface by D. Laing Purves)
Begun as an ambitious project by the versatile English courtier, diplomat, philosopher, and author Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, The Canterbury Tales follows a group of people on their pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas á Becket. The Prologue introduces all of the pilgrims in great detail, and through these descriptions Chaucer provides the entire spectrum of social classes and professions of his time. When the group stops at an inn and the innkeeper introduces a competition for a free dinner, the pilgrims begin telling each other stories that reflect their stations, genders, purity, corruption, humor, tragedy, cynicism, and…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4209-5134-9
- EAN: 9781420951349
- Produktnummer: 18362035
- Verlag: Digireads.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 602 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D3.5 cm 792 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 792
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