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The Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer ; a new translation by Burton Raffel.
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- ISBN: 9780679643555 (hc) :
- Physical Description: xxxvii, 626 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 2008 Modern Library ed.
- Publisher: New York : Modern Library, 2008.
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| Subject: | Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > Poetry. Storytelling > Poetry. Tales, Medieval. Canterbury (England) > Poetry. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 821.1 Chauc | 31681001915966 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A lively new translation brings the fourteenth-century classic into modern English while maintaining the flavor, charm, and rhythm of the original version as it chronicles the stories of a group of travelers representing every aspect of medieval society on a pilgrimage to Canterbury, England. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Maintains the flavor, charm, and rhythm of the original version as it chronicles the stories of a group of travelers representing every aspect of medieval society on a pilgrimage to Canterbury, England. - Random House, Inc.
It would be impossible to overstate the influence of Geoffrey Chaucerâs The Canterbury Tales. A work with one metaphorical foot planted in the Florentine Renaissance literary tradition of BoccaccioâsDecameron and the other in works ranging from John Bunyan, Voltaire, and Mark Twain to the popular entertainments of our own time,The Canterbury Tales stands astride the cultures of Great Britain and America, and much of Europe, like a benign colossus.
Beyond its importance as a cultural touchstone and literary work of unvarnished genius, Chaucerâs unfinished epic poem is also one of the most beloved works in the English languageâand for good reason: It is lively, absorbing, perceptive, and outrageously funnyâan undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for generations of readers. Chaucer has gathered twenty-nine of literatureâs most indelible archetypesâfrom the exalted Knight to the bawdy Wife to the besotted Miller to the humble Plowmanâin a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of late-medieval English society and both informs and expands our discourse on the human condition.
Presented in these pages in a new unabridged translation by the esteemed poet, translator, and scholar Burton Raffelâwhose translation of Beowulf has sold more than a million copiesâthis Modern Library edition also features an Introduction by the well-known and widely influential medievalist and author John Miles Foley that discusses Chaucerâs work as well as to his life and times.
Despite the brilliance of Geoffrey Chaucerâs work, the continual evolution of our language has rendered his words unfamiliar to many of us. Burton Raffelâs magnificent new translation brings Chaucerâs poetry back to life, ensuring that none of the originalâs wit, wisdom, or humanity is lost to the modern reader.
