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The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback - 2010
by Peter Ackroyd (Translator); Adapted by Peter Ackroyd; Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer 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. Illustrations.
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"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.
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.
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- Title The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Author Peter Ackroyd (Translator); Adapted by Peter Ackroyd; Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Dlx Rep
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2010-11-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Deckle Edges, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143106173 / 0143106171
- Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 8.22 x 5.79 x 1.21 in (20.88 x 14.71 x 3.07 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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