{"product_id":"selected-canterbury-tales","title":"Selected Canterbury Tales","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His greatest work stands as \n\u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the Tabard Inn in Southwark, in the London of the late 1300s, a band of men and women from all walks of life have gathered to begin a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. To relieve the tedium of the journey, the host of the inn proposes that each of the pilgrims tell a favorite story, promising that the best storyteller will be treated to a fi ne dinner on the group's return to Southwark.\u003cbr\u003eSo begins one of the earliest masterpieces of English literature, a collection of stories as much prized for the portraits of its story tellers as for the stories they tell -- portraits that reveal much of the rich social fabric of 14th-century England. Now three of the most popular tales -- along with the charming General Prologue have been selected for this edition: \u003ci\u003eThe Knight's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Miller's Prologue and Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAnimated by Chaucer's sly humor, flair for characterization and wise humanity, the stories have been recast into modern verse that captures the lively spirit of the originals. Highly entertaining, they represent an excellent entree to the rest of \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and to the pleasures of medieval poetry in general. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chaucer, Geoffrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1994-10-21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh|Poetry \/ Medieval|Poetry \/ Epic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages|England|Canterbury|Poetry|Tales, Medieval\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486282411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486282411\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372027605273,"sku":"SP-9780486282411","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486282411_spiral.png?v=1778438204","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/selected-canterbury-tales","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}