{"product_id":"2026200016676-secondhand-the-canterbury-tales-an-illustrated-selection-rendered-into-modern-english","title":"The Canterbury Tales: An Illustrated Selection Rendered Into Modern English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew works in the English literary canon rival the vibrant tapestry of medieval life woven by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales, a collection of twenty-four stories told by a group of pilgrims journeying from London to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. This illustrated selection, rendered into modern English by Nevill Coghill, presents Chaucer's masterwork in an accessible yet faithful form, bringing to life an unforgettable cast of characters — the chivalrous Knight, the bawdy Miller, the cunning Wife of Bath — each tale a window into the social, moral, and spiritual fabric of 14th-century England.\n\nCoghill's celebrated translation preserves the wit, irreverence, and profound humanity of Chaucer's original verse, allowing contemporary readers to experience the full dramatic range of a work that is simultaneously comic, tragic, romantic, and philosophical. The Canterbury Tales stands as a cornerstone of Western literature, arguing through its very structure that storytelling is itself a mirror of the human condition. Paired with medieval woodcut illustrations that echo the spirit of the age, this Penguin edition is both a scholarly treasure and a thoroughly entertaining read — one that reminds us why Chaucer's pilgrims have never truly stopped walking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49313641496795,"sku":"2026200016676-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/660735b6-ac17-4d56-a869-eb4b27f4efee.png?v=1789524826","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016676-secondhand-the-canterbury-tales-an-illustrated-selection-rendered-into-modern-english","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}