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The Canterbury tales, Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated into modern English by Nevill Coghill

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-504)

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The Canterbury tales

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Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated into modern English by Nevill Coghill

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A retelling of the medieval poem about a group of travelers on a pilgrimage to Canterbury and the tales they tell each other. With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life-from knight to nun, miller to monk-reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth century that is as robust as it is representative

Chaucer's life- Chaucer's works -- The Canterbury Tales: Group A: The Prologue ; The Knight's tale ; Words between the Host and the Miller ; The Miller's tale ; The Reeve's prologue ; The Reeve's tale ; The Cook's prologue ; The Cook's tale -- Group B: Introduction to the Man of Law's tale ; The Man of Law's prologue ; The Man of Law's tale ; Epilogue to the Man of Law's tale ; The Shipman's tale ; Words of the Host to the Shipman and the Prioress ; The Prioress's prologue ; The Prioress's tale ; Words of the Host to Chaucer ; Chaucer's tale of Sir Topaz ; Host stops Chaucer's tale of Sir Topaz ; Chaucer's tale of Melibee (in synopsis) ; Words of the Host to the Monk ; The Monks tale ; Words of the Knight and the Host ; The Nun's priest's tale ; Words of the Host to the Nun's priest -- Group C: The Physician's tale ; Words of the Host to the Physician and to the Pardoner ; The Pardoner's prologue ; The Pardoner's tale -- Group D: The Wife of Bath's prologue ; Words between the Summoner and the Friar ; The Wife of Bath's tale ; The Friar's prologue ; The Friar's tale ; The Summoner's prologue ; The Summoner's tale -- Group E: The Clerk's prologue ; The Clerk's tale ; Chaucer's envoy to the Clerk's tale ; The Merchant's prologue ; The Merchant's tale ; Epilogue to the Merchant's tale -- Group F: The Squire's prologue ; The Squire's tale ; Words of the Franklin to the Squire and of the Host to the Franklin ; The Franklin's prologue ; The Franklin's tale -- Group G: The Second nun's prologue ; The Second nun's tale ; The Canon's yeoman's prologue ; The Canon's yeoman's tale -- Group H: The Manciple's prologue ; The Manciple's tale -- Group I: The Parson's prologue ; The Parson's tale ; Chaucer's retractions -- Notes