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The selected Canterbury tales : a new verse translation / Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated and with an introduction by Sheila Fisher.

Author/creator Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Other author/creatorFisher, Sheila.
Format Book and Print
EditionPbk ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2012.
Descriptionli, 738 pages ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleCanterbury tales. Selections
Contents The general prologue -- The knight's tale -- The miller's prologue and tale -- The reeve's prologue and tale -- The cook's prologue and tale -- The wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- The clerk's prologue and tale -- The merchant's prologue and tale -- The franklin's prologue and tale -- The pardoner's prologue and tale -- The prioress's prologue and tale -- The prologue and tale of Sir Thopas and The prologue to the tale of Melibee -- The nun's priest's prologue and tale -- The parson's prologue and Chaucer's retraction.
Abstract A vivid, lively, and readable translation of the most famous work of England's premier medieval poet. Preserving Chaucer's rhyme and meter and faithfully articulating his poetic voice, Fisher makes Chaucer's tales accessible to a contemporary ear.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LanguageText in English with Middle English original on facing page.
Genre/formPoetry.
ISBN9780393341782 (pbk.)
ISBN039334178X (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PR1867 .F57 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold