Geoffrey Chaucer

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...

Compiled here are some of Chaucer's shorter poems. These poems are all written using the Dream Vision. To name a few of these poems: The Book of Duchesse, The Parliament of Fowls, The Legend of Good Women, The House of Fame, and other short poems.

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...

Compiled here are some of Chaucer's shorter poems. These poems are all written using the Dream Vision. To name a few of these poems: The Book of Duchesse, The Parliament of Fowls, The Legend of Good Women, The House of Fame and other short poems.

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...

"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...

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...

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...

The Knyghtes Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury. It concerns Theseus, returning from fighting at Thebes, two brother knights Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned but yearning for their loves.

"El cuento de la comadre de Bath" es una narración destacada en "Los Cuentos de Canterbury" de Geoffrey Chaucer. La comadre de Bath relata sus experiencias matrimoniales con humor y astucia, explorando el poder y las dinámicas de género en la Inglaterra medieval.