The Canterbury Tales by Derek Pearsall

The Canterbury Tales by Derek Pearsall

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The Canterbury Tales by Derek Pearsall

This classic and eminently readable work provides a full critical introduction to the complete Canterbury Tales. Essential reading for students of Chaucer.

`For a student contemplating the purchase of one critical work on The Canterbury Tales, this is the one to buyIt combines persuasive, intelligent and jargon-free interpretation of Chaucer's poems with very useful running annotation of a wide range of contemporary criticism...A lively book which will surely remain the standard critical text for many years to come.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

`This urbane, witty and delightful book is likely to become a classic of Chaucer criticism, invaluable to students of The Canterbury Tales.' - Review of English Studies

`Unquestionably the best comprehensive study of Chaucer's poem in existence.' - A.C. Spearing, University of Virginia

Derek Pearsall is Professor Emeritus of English at Harvard. He has published extensively on Chaucer, Langland, Gower, and other medieval subjects.
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ISBN 13 9780415094443
ISBN 10 0415094445
Title The Canterbury Tales
Author Derek Pearsall
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1985-10-31
Number of pages 396
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.