Geoffrey Chaucer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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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...
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The Wyves Tale of Bathe and prologue are among the best, known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. They give insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and are probably of interest to Chaucer himself, for the character is one of his most developed ones, with her prologue twice as long as her tale.
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When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Knight tells the tale of Arcite and Palamon, two young aristocrats from Thebes who are captured in battle by Theseus. When the captives spy the beautiful maiden Emily from their prison window, they immediately fall in love and become rivals.
This special edition of "The Knight's Tale," one of the most memorable tales from Chaucer's The Canterbury...
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When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Wife of Bath, an older woman who has been married and widowed five times, tells her tale . . . eventually. But first she shares her opinions on marriage and the role of women with her fellow pilgrims.
One of the strongest and most memorable voices in The Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath is as amusing as she is enlightening. This special...
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When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Miller is determined to tell the best story and win the free dinner. He regales his fellow pilgrims with the best tale he knows-a rude and raunchy tale that would be considered scandalous even by today's standards.
This special edition of "The Miller's Tale," one of the most memorable tales from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, includes "The...
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When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Clerk of Oxford, a learned man, sets out to tell a moral and educational story for his fellow pilgrims. He tells the tale of Griselda, a beautiful young peasant girl chosen by the marquis to be his bride. Although Griselda's husband loves her, he is afraid she will betray him in some way, and sets out to test her in various ways over the course...
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Deutsch
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Eine fesselnde Pilgerreise durch das mittelalterliche England: Die Canterbury-Saga entführt uns in eine Welt voller lebendiger Geschichten und unvergesslicher Charaktere. Auf dem Weg zur Kathedrale von Canterbury vertreibt sich eine bunt gemischte Gruppe von Pilgern die Zeit, indem jeder von ihnen eine Geschichte zum Besten gibt – mal heiter und ausgelassen, mal tiefsinnig und bewegend.
Von der frommen Nonne bis zum gewitzten Kaufmann, vom ehrenhaften...
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"The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer" offers a comprehensive collection of the esteemed poet's literary legacy, comprising 20 books that span his illustrious career. Illustrated to enhance the reader's experience, this anthology showcases Chaucer's mastery of language, storytelling, and poetic form.
At the heart of the collection is "The Canterbury Tales," Chaucer's magnum opus, which follows a diverse group of pilgrims as they journey to the...
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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English:
•The Canterbury Tales
•The Book of the Duchess
•The House of Fame
•Anelida and Arcite
•The Parliament of Fowls
•Boece
•Troilus and Criseyde
•The Legend of Good Women
•The Shorter Poems
•A Treatise on the Astrolabe
•The Romaunt of the Rose
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When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Pardoner begins his tale with a confession-that he preaches against greed but swindles churchgoers by pressuring them into buying fake religious relics. However, he claims that despite his hypocrisy he can tell a moral tale, and describes a story about three greedy young men attempting to cheat death.
The Pardoner is one of the most memorable...
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This delightful collection includes the General Prologue plus three of the most popular tales: "The Knight's Tale," "The Miller's Prologue and Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale." Recast in modern English verse that captures the lively spirit of the originals.
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Project Gutenberg
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Troilus and Criseyde (c.1385) is an epic poem written by English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in Middle English, Troilus and Criseyde is the story of two lovers forced apart by the Greek siege of Troy. Often considered Chaucer's finest work for its structural consistency and completeness, the poem adapts Homer's Iliad and other ancient sources which expand on its tradition to tell a Christian moral tale about the importance of faith and the sacred...
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Español
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El cuento del Párroco no es una historia, sino un largo sermón acerca del tema de la penitencia. En un principio, define las tres etapas de "una penitencia verdadera y perfecta": "La contrición de corazón, la confesión oral y la reparación (o satisfacción)". Estas tienen el objetivo de purgar a las personas de sus "pecados de pensamiento", "palabras ofensivas" y "acciones pecaminosas". El tema del "cuento" (o mejor dicho, tratado) del párroco...
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A collection of narratives written between 1387 and 1400, telling of a group of thirty people from all layers of society who pass the time along their pilgrimage to Canterbury by telling stories to one another, their interaction mediated (at times) by the affable host - Chaucer himself. Includes: The Summoner's Tale; The Friar's Tale; The Manciple's Tale; The Physician's Tale; The Seaman's Tale; The Lawyer's Tale; and The Prioress's Tale.