<p>Based on the definitive <i>Riverside Chaucer</i>, this edition of <i>The Canterbury Tales</i> contains the complete text of all 24 <i>Tales</i>, thoroughly updated scholarship from the past 20 years, and extensive editorial support. This volume is ideal for instructors who want to assign only the ...
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King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom. <P> <awards> Wi ...
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This edition provides the general information on Chaucer's life, language, and works that one needs for a first reading of Chaucer, and difficult words and constructions are glossed on the pages. The Appendix contains the materials, including the extensive notes and glossary, for a more thorough und ...
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A critical and historical introduction supplements The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Cressida, verse selections, and short poems in modern English translation.
This well-established series is now being updated with scholarly introductions and attractive new covers. Texts are in the original Middle English throughout, and each has an introduction, detailed notes and a glossary.
Despite his resolve to avoid romantic entanglements, the poor Trojan prince Troilus falls in love with the beautiful Criseyde. After a brief affair, the lovers are separated when Criseyde is sent to the Greek camp and betrays Troilus by falling in love with the Greek Diomede. Heartbroken, Troilus fi ...
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A guide to reading "Canterbury Tales" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes backgound on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
THE COMPLETE POETRY AND PROSE OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER is intended to make Chaucer's texts accessible with a minimum of scholary interference. The critical, biographical, and linguistic essays are grouped at the end so as not to impede the approach to the text. By doing so, the student is able to enjoy t ...
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