The Canterbury Tales

Author(s): Geoffrey Chaucer (Author) , Nevill Coghill (Translated by)

Classics

Nevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight’s account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath’s Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook. Rich and diverse, The Canterbury Tales offer us an unrivalled glimpse into the life and mind of medieval England. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.


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Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London in about 1342. He was valued highly by Edward III, who paid part of his ransom when he was captured fighting in France in 1360. He rose in royal employment, becoming a Justice of the Peace and was buried in 1400 in Westminster Abbey. Nevill Coghill's translation of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde into modern English is also published by Penguin Classics.

General Fields

  • : 9780140424386
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.362
  • : December 2002
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 22mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Geoffrey Chaucer (Author) , Nevill Coghill (Translated by)
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 821.17
  • : 2003265749
  • : 528
  • : DCF
  • : notes