The Canterbury Tales - A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)

"A romp for the ages" ("Vanity Fair")-now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging
Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, "The 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. Ackroyd's contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters-as well as explicitly rendering their bawdy humor-yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer's verse.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Translators:	Peter Ackroyd
Adapted by:	Peter Ackroyd
Introduction by:	Peter Ackroyd
Authors:	Geoffrey Chaucer
Illustrators:	Ted Stearn
Dimensions:	213 x 145 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Rough front
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-310617-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-14-310617-1
Barcode:	9780143106173

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