The Canterbury Tales: Fully Annotated Edition: Annotated Edition: 3,000notes and

The Canterbury Tales: Fully Annotated Edition: Annotated Edition: 3,000notes andCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781847497413 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2020 Publisher: Bloomsbury Description: "And specially from every shires ende Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende, The hooly blisful martir for to seke, That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke." Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, twenty nine pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on their long road, their host suggests

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781847497413
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury


Description:
"And specially from every shires ende


Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,


The hooly blisful martir for to seke,


That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke."


Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, twenty-nine pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on their long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper.


The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and deception of 'The Miller's Tale' and the story of chivalry and courtly romance told by the Franklin. Unfinished at the time of his death, The Canterbury Tales is widely regarded as Chaucer's masterpiece and one of the greatest and most influential works in English literature.