The Chaucer Story Book
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Author | : Peter Ackroyd |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2009-10-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101155639 |
A fresh, modern prose retelling captures the vigorous and bawdy spirit of Chaucer’s classic Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition. Ranging from comedy to tragedy, pious sermon to ribald farce, heroic adventure to passionate romance, the tales serve not only as a summation of the sensibility of the Middle Ages but as a representation of the drama of the human condition. Ackroyd’s contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters—as well as explicitly rendering the naughty good humor of the writer whose comedy influenced Fielding and Dickens—yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer’s verse. This retelling is sure to delight modern readers and bring a new appreciation to those already familiar with the classic tales.
Author | : Eva March Tappan |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2015-12-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1473365406 |
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author | : Philippa Morgan |
Publisher | : Carroll & Graf Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN | : 9780786718245 |
Poet and diplomat Geoffrey Chaucer, newly returned from a delicate mission to Florence on behalf of Edward III, is despatched to sort out a home-grown problem in the Devon seaport of Dartmouth. Geoffrey must leave his family in London and travel west, expecting to solve the theft of the cargo of a Genoese ship with comparative ease. Chaucer and his companions are lodging with a wealthy doctor of physic in his fine house overlooking the water. But there is deep hostility in the port town between citizens and sailors -- accusations and daggers fly. There are tensions in the house as well, and murder occurs soon after their arrival when one of the occupants is done to death in the herb garden. Geoffrey investigates the death and its possible connection to the theft. Meanwhile, Philippa Chaucer, staying in the Palace of Savoy, is warned of a conspiracy against Katherine -- her sister and the mistress to John of Gaunt, now the most powerful man in England after the king. Philippa once saved Katherine's life during an outbreak of plague when they were children. Will she again be called on to protect her sister from her equally dangerous enemies at court?
Author | : Gerald J. Davis |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2016-06-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1365188019 |
The classic collection of beloved tales, both sacred and profane, of travelers in medieval England. Complete and Unabridged.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2011-07-06 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781463697549 |
It has been somewhat the fashion of late to declare that the difficulty of reading Chaucer has been greatly overestimated. Probably it has—for some people. Chaucer, compared with Beowulf, for instance, is play. For one who knows a little French, a little German, and a little Latin, who has a shadowy recollection of Grimm's Law, a good memory for obsolete and half obsolete expressions, and a natural talent for discovering the gist of a word, no matter how it is spelled, it is a simple matter to read Chaucer. Doubtless, it would be better if every one would read everything in the exact form which it took in its author's mind, the Canterbury Tales included; but, though most people claim to be able to appreciate humor, pathos, character-drawing, mischievous satire, and love of nature, and though all these qualities are found abundantly in the poetry of Chaucer, yet I have never met man, woman, or child who, without a preparation somewhat akin to that just outlined, had ever read the Canterbury Tales for pleasure. That is why the Chaucer Story Book has been written. The twelve stories chosen are those requiring fewest omissions to adapt them to the taste of the present day.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Children's stories, English |
ISBN | : |
12 of the famous Canterbury tales edited for children.
Author | : Eva March Tappan |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2020-09-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465604510 |
HARRY BAILEY, landlord of the Tabard Inn, stood in the open doorway, listening. He heard the loud skirling of a bagpipe, the jingling of little bells, the slender notes of a flute, then a snatch of a song, and after it a hearty laugh. The tramping of hoofs sounded nearer and nearer, and up the street that led from London Bridge there came at an easy pace a company of riders. "I'll warrant they're bound for the Tabard," said the landlord to himself; and he called to his serving men, "Ho there! Strew fresh rushes in the hall! Put another log on the fire! The air is cool when one has been riding. See you to it that the kitchen fire—" There was no time for further orders, and no one could have heard them if they had been given, for the bagpipe was shrieking louder than ever, as if to show that great folk were close at hand; and in another moment the travelers were clattering into the yard of the inn, alighting from their horses, and climbing up the steps into the gallery and thence into the house. What a company they were! It was no wonder that the grown folk as well as the children had stared at them curiously as they rode up the street. First of all came a tall, dignified knight, still wearing part of his armor and showing by the stains left on his jupon, or short tunic, that he had come directly from some campaign. His son followed him as squire, a handsome young man of twenty years with curly hair and a merry face. No matter what the haste had been, he had found time to put on a fresh tunic, a beautiful one all embroidered with red and white flowers. It was he who, had been playing so merrily on his flute as they rode up the street. Behind him came his yeoman, in hood and coat of green. He carried a bow an arrows, a sword and buckler, a horn and a dagger. The pretty little nun who followed them, together with another nun and three priests, had taken time to make her toilet, too, for she looked as dainty and neat and smiling as if she had been riding through green fields instead of the dusty road. A rosary hung on her arm, with beads of gleaming coral gauded with green.
Author | : Paul Strohm |
Publisher | : Penguin Books |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2015-10-27 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0143127837 |
"A lively microbiography of Geoffrey Chaucer, the "father of English literature", focusing on the surprising and fascinating story of the tumultuous year that led to the creation of the Canterbury Tales"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Stephen Krensky |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2009-10-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1416990267 |
Chaucer knows bears are supposed to sleep through the winter, but he doesn't want to miss all the fun. This sweet picture book celebrates winter and friendship. Full color.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Prestwick House Inc |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages |
ISBN | : 1608439356 |