The Canterbury Tales - Softcover

Introduction Chaucer's Life A Chronology of Chaucer's Life and times Language and Versification The Canterbury Tales Fragment I General Prologue The Knight's Tale The Miller's Prologue and Tale The Reeve's Prologue and Tale The Cook's Prologue and Tale Fragment II The Man of Law's Introduction, Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue Fragment III The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale The Friar's Prologue and Tale The Summoner's Prologue and Tale Fragment IV The Clerk's Prologue and Tale The Merchant's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue Fragment V The Squire's Introduction and Tale The Franklin's Prologue and Tale Fragment VI The Physician's Tale The Pardoner's Introduction, Prologue, and Tale Fragment VII The Shipman's Tale The Prioress's Prologue and Tale The Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas The Tale of Melibee The Monk's Prologue and Tale The Nun's Priest's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue Fragment VIII The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale Fragment IX The Manciple's Prologue and Tale Fragment X The Parson's Prologue and Tale Chaucer's Retraction General Bibliography Abbreviations Explanatory Notes Glossary Index to Proper Names in the Tales Index to the Explanatory Notes

Based on the definitive Riverside Chaucer, this edition of The Canterbury Tales contains the complete text of all 24 Tales, thoroughly updated scholarship from the past 20 years, and extensive editorial support. This volume is ideal for instructors who want to assign only the Tales and have no need for the complete Chaucer. An overview briefly outlines the basic plot and main idea of each Tale, while a section on language and versification helps students with pronunciation. Explanatory notes provide information on sources, problematic passages, and critical interpretations. Additional pedagogy includes a glossary, a section on Chaucer's life, an index, a general bibliography, and a list of abbreviations.