
The Canterbury Tales - Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)
Geoffrey Chaucer (author), David Wright (translator), Christopher Cannon (author of introduction and notes)- 5+ in stock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199599028
Number of pages: 560
Weight: 385 g
Dimensions: 191 x 130 x 27 mm
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David Wright's new verse translation of The Canterbury Tales is done with great skill, literary tact, and polish....it is caring and resourceful. It both stands up well in its own right, and is likely to send the reader back to Chaucer. * British Book News *
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This edition simplifies the text so that it is easy to understand and follow but still feels fresh and straight out of the 14th century.
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