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. |
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