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The Canterbury Tales: A Selection (14th Century)
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Description for The Canterbury Tales: A Selection (14th Century)
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Andrew; Boenig, Robert. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBH; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
Drawing from the same text as the complete Broadview edition of the Tales, which is based on the famous Ellesmere Manuscript, this selected edition also features a critical introduction, marginal glosses in modern English of difficult words, and explanatory footnotes. The most widely taught appendix material from the complete edition is included, along with ten illustrations from the Ellesmere Manuscript.
The second edition includes a new glossary, a timeline of Chaucer’s life and times, and detailed headers showing the section and line numbers, making it easier to find a specific section of the poem. Several popular prologues and tales have also ... Read more
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Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Broadview Editions
Condition
New
Weight
563g
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781554811366
SKU
V9781554811366
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Ref
99-1
About Geoffrey Chaucer
Robert Boenig is Professor of English at Texas A&M University, USA. Andrew Taylor is Associate Professor of English at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Reviews for The Canterbury Tales: A Selection (14th Century)
Boenig and Taylor have produced a welcome addition to the already-rich offerings available for the study of Chaucer in the classroom. The text hews closely to the Ellesmere Manuscript, making it useful for discussions of manuscript contexts of The Canterbury Tales. And both students and teachers will find the materials that frame the poem to be valuable aids in its ... Read more