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Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
This delightful collection includes the General Prologue plus three of the most popular tales: "The Knight's Tale," "The Miller's Prologue and Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale." Recast in modern English verse that captures the lively spirit of the originals.
Author
Language
English
Description
Pilgrims on their way to worship at the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket in Canterbury stop at the Tabard Inn. They represent a cross-section of medieval English society. To amuse themselves on their journey, they agree that each will tall a tale that really tells much about each individual. This is often called the first book of peotry written in English.
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Several of the popular stories are retold with handsome illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. In 1386, Chaucer recorded, or created, the stories spun by 30 pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury. Cohen and Hyman have responded to Chaucer's masterpiece with lively prose and unforgettable pictures that evoke the colorful world of 14th-century England. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including "Beowulf," "The Sword in the Stone," "The Song of Roland," and "Gudren and the Island of the Lost Children."
A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including "Beowulf," "The Sword in the Stone," "The Song of Roland," and "The Island of the Lost Children."
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
One of the most brilliant, eclectic thinkers in Victorian England, the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was intrigued by the grotesque and often savage history of the Middle Ages. The noted author and folklorist's fascination with the period resulted in this absorbing compilation of vintage tales surrounding such figures as William Tell and the Man in the Moon. Twenty-four legendary figures-among others, Saint Patrick, the Pied Piper, knights...
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presents an annotated selection from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic, "The Canterbury Tales," a series of stories narrated by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Includes the general prologue, sources and analogues, and critical essays.
14) Gods & giants
Author
Series
Publisher
Copper Beech Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Retells fifteen tales from medieval Europe, including Viking and Celtic myths, and includes illustrations, textual notes that provide insight into the stories, a glossary of terms, and a listing of who's who.
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Canterbury Tales gather twenty-nine of literature's most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble plowman. A graceful modren translation facing each page...
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