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This is the first and only edition of "The Canterbury Tales" that presents Chaucer's poem word for word in modern spelling. It retains the inimitable charm of Chaucer's language while eliminating the obstacle of archaic spelling. This text is eminently more readable and accessible, and will encouragContinue
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Chaucer’s life is a standing temptation to a biographer. On the one hand, we have the 493 documented mentions of him brought together in the Crow and Olson Life Records, a body of paper which makes Chaucer far better evidenced as a person than Shakes ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Paperback 414 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0819181498
- ISBN-13: 9780819181497
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Pub date: Jan 30, 1991
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780819181497 | Paperback | $43.50 | -- | The Book Depository |
| Other editions → | ||||
| + 14 copies tradable: 1 in USA → | ||||
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The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer
Translator Burton Raffel gives new life to Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The epic poem has long been celebrated for its satiric wit and humor; together on a pilgrimage to Canterbury, 30 strangers pass the time by telling two stories apiece ... (read full critics)