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The Canterbury Tales

By Geoffrey Chaucer

$9.00

A revised version translated by expert Nevill Coghill.

The Canterbury Tales stands conspicuous among the great literary achievements of the Middle Ages. Told by a jovial procession of pilgrims – knight, priest, yeoman, miller, or cook – as they ride towards the shrine of Thomas à Becket, they present a picture of a nation taking shape. The tone of this never-ending comedy is, by turns, learned, fantastic, lewd, pious, and ludicrous. ‘Here,’ as John Dryden said, ‘is God’s plenty!’

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