The Canterbury Tales by Seymour Chwast

The Canterbury Tales by Seymour Chwast

Accompany a band of merry medieval pilgrims as they make their way-on motorcycles, of course-to Canterbury. Meeting at the Tabard Inn, the travelers, including a battle-worn knight, a sweetly pretentious prioress, the bawdy Wife of Bath, and an emaciated scholar-clerk, come up with a plan to pass time on the journey to Thomas a Becket's shrine by telling stories. The twenty-four tales, which range from high romance set in ancient Greece to low comedy in contemporary England, are adapted into graphic novel form by Seymour Chwast-a pitch-perfect transposition of Chaucer's pointed satire. Chwast's illustrations relate tales of trust and treachery, of piety and bawdiness, in an engaging style that will appeal to those who have enjoyed The Canterbury Tales for years, and those for whom this is a first, delectable introduction.

Seymour Chwast's particular style has influenced contemporary visual communications all around the world. Advertising, animated films, corporate graphics, posters, packaging, stage sets, periodicals, and adult and children's books have all featured his work. He is a co-founder of Push Pin Studios, and his work has been exhibited in major galleries and museums all over the world. Chwast was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame and received honorary doctorates in fine arts from Parsons and the Rhode Island School of Design.