The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edit

Description: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Peter Ackroyd, Ted Stearn 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "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. Ackroyds 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 Chaucers verse.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Author Biography Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, critic, and biographer.Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London, the son of a wine-merchant, in about 1342, and as he spent his life in royal government service his career happens to be unusually well documented. By 1357 Chaucer was a page to the wife of Prince Lionel, second son of Edward III, and it was while in the princes service that Chaucer was ransomed when captured during the English campaign in France in 1359-60. Chaucers wife Philippa, whom he married c. 1365, was the sister of Katherine Swynford, the mistress (c. 1370) and third wife (1396) of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, whose first wife Blanche (d. 1368) is commemorated in Chaucers ealrist major poem, The Book of the Duchess.From 1374 Chaucer worked as controller of customs on wool in the port of London, but between 1366 and 1378 he made a number of trips abroad on official business, including two trips to Italy in 1372-3 and 1378. The influence of Chaucers encounter with Italian literature is felt in the poems he wrote in the late 1370s and early 1380s—The House of Fame, The Parliament of Fowls, and a version of The Knights Tale—and finds its fullest expression in Troilus and Criseyde.In 1386 Chaucer was member of parliament for Kent, but in the same year he resigned his customs post, although in 1389 he was appointed Clerk of the Kings Works (resigning in 1391). After finishing Troilus and his translation into English prose of Boethius De consolatione philosphiae, Chaucer started his Legend of Good Women. In the 1390s he worked on his most ambitious project, The Canterbury Tales, which remained unfinished at his death. In 1399 Chaucer leased a house in the precincts of Westminster Abbey but died in 1400 and was buried in the Abbey. Details ISBN0143106171 Author Ted Stearn Language English Illustrator Ted Stearn ISBN-10 0143106171 ISBN-13 9780143106173 Media Book Format Paperback Audience Age 18-17 DEWEY FIC Illustrations Yes Short Title CANTERBURY TALES Residence London, ENK Birth 1949 Year 2010 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-11-02 NZ Release Date 2010-11-02 US Release Date 2010-11-02 UK Release Date 2010-11-02 Translator Peter Ackroyd Pages 464 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Publication Date 2010-11-02 Subtitle A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:33896376;

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