Canterbury Tales
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
One of the most celebrated works in the English literary canon, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales presents a vivid and gloriously human portrait of medieval England through the stories of thirty pilgrims journeying to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. From the noble Knight and the bawdy Miller to the pious Prioress and the cunning Wife of Bath, each traveller narrates a tale that reflects their station, morality, and desires — weaving together romance, comedy, tragedy, and sharp social satire into a magnificent tapestry of 14th-century life. Chaucer's mastery lies in his extraordinary range: he shifts effortlessly between courtly romance and ribald farce, between moral allegory and sharp-tongued wit, crafting a work that is at once deeply rooted in its medieval world and timelessly universal in its humanity. Written in Middle English verse, the Tales stand as a foundational pillar of Western literature, influencing centuries of writers from Shakespeare to Dickens. This Everyman's Library edition (No. 307) brings this landmark text to the modern reader in an accessible and elegant format — a perfect invitation to discover why Chaucer's pilgrims have never stopped walking.
Author: Chaucer
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
One of the most celebrated works in the English literary canon, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales presents a vivid and gloriously human portrait of medieval England through the stories of thirty pilgrims journeying to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. From the noble Knight and the bawdy Miller to the pious Prioress and the cunning Wife of Bath, each traveller narrates a tale that reflects their station, morality, and desires — weaving together romance, comedy, tragedy, and sharp social satire into a magnificent tapestry of 14th-century life. Chaucer's mastery lies in his extraordinary range: he shifts effortlessly between courtly romance and ribald farce, between moral allegory and sharp-tongued wit, crafting a work that is at once deeply rooted in its medieval world and timelessly universal in its humanity. Written in Middle English verse, the Tales stand as a foundational pillar of Western literature, influencing centuries of writers from Shakespeare to Dickens. This Everyman's Library edition (No. 307) brings this landmark text to the modern reader in an accessible and elegant format — a perfect invitation to discover why Chaucer's pilgrims have never stopped walking.