Saltar al contenido principal
The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

"And specially from every shires endeOf Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,The hooly blisful martir for to seke,That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke."Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the...

Editorial:
Alma Books
ISBN:
978-1-84749-741-3
Q. 120
IVA incluido
No disponible
Añadir a favoritos Avisar disponibilidad

Sinopsis

"And specially from every shires ende
Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,
The hooly blisful martir for to seke,
That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke."

Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper.

The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and deception of ‘The Miller's Tale' and the story of chivalry and courtly romance told by the Franklin. Unfinished at the time of his death, The Canterbury Tales is widely regarded as Chaucer's masterpiece and one of the greatest and most influential works in English literature.

Artículos relacionados

The Macmillan Collection Of Norse Myths

The Macmillan Collection Of Norse Myths

Macmillan Children's Books

A brilliant collection of stories based on the heroes and villains of Norse Mythology, hand-picked and collected together in this gorgeous gift treasury.Delve into the world of gods, giants and monsters, as you sit atop Air Throne and survey the kingdom of Asgard. With magnificent colour and line-work illustrations from artists such as Charles Brock, Arthur Rackham and Helen St...

Disponible

Q. 410

The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard Of Oz

L. Frank Baum / Anna Bond

A wonderful, wicked new deluxe hardcover edition of The Wizard of Oz with cover illustrations by Rifle Paper Co.'s Anna Bond!Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully myster...

Disponible

Q. 190

A Farewell To Arms

A Farewell To Arms

Hemingway, Ernest

Hemingway's beloved novel of doomed love during wartime, now available for the first time from Penguin Classics, with a new foreword by Abraham Verghese, the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Covenant of Water and Cutting for StoneOne of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with flaps and deckle-edged paperA Fare...

Único ejemplar, sujeto
a disponibilidad

Q. 170

To Kill a Mockingbird - Special Edition

To Kill a Mockingbird - Special Edition

Lee, Harper

Harper Lee's beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, now available as a beautifully designed collector's edition with sprayed and stenciled edges and gold foil. And look for The Land of Sweet Forever, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces by Lee, coming October 21, 2025. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if ...

Disponible

Q. 330

A Room Of One's Own

A Room Of One's Own

Virginia Woolf

A collectible hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's pioneering work of feminism, "probably the most influential piece of non-fictional writing by a woman in [the twentieth] century" (Hermione Lee), featuring a new introduction by Xochitl Gonzalez, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs LastA Penguin Vitae Ed...

Disponible

Q. 260

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde And Other Stories

Robert Louis Stevenson

What a study in contrasts is the friendship between Henry Jekyll and his boon companion, Edward Hyde. Where Jekyll is a handsome and respected man of science, Hyde is a surly and brutish misanthrope. Nevertheless, Jekyll has allowed Hyde free access to his home and laboratory and, surprisingly, made him the sole beneficiary of his will. Given the closeness of their bond, it see...

Disponible

Q. 190

Otros libros del autor

Cuentos de Canterbury

Cuentos de Canterbury

Geoffrey Chaucer

La peregrinación al santuario de Canterbury para visitar la tumba de Santo Tomás Beckett es el marco en el que se desarrolla esta colección de cuentos. Sus personajes son peregrinos que representan a las distintas categorías sociales. Junto a una sutil ironía,mezcla de sátira y humor, aparecen interesantes aseveraciones astronómicas, médicas y de alquimia que han sido estudiada...

Disponible

Q. 210

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales between 1387 and 1400, as a series of stories told by a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury. The pilgrims come from every part of society, tell each other tales to pass the tile while they travel, offering romance, farce, philosophy, religion and satire in a ribald reflection of humankind. ...

Disponible

Q. 250

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

One of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition In The Canterbury TalesChaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories, and low farce. A storytelling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that r...

No disponible

Q. 235

Cuentos de Canterbury

Cuentos de Canterbury

Geoffrey Chaucer

Los Cuentos de Canterbury es una de las obras más importantes de la literatura inglesa y una de las más influyentes de la Edad Media. De ella se conservan bastantes manuscritos, aunque ninguno de ellos es anterior a 1400. La versión de la obra que prevalece hoy en día procede de dos manuscritos ingleses diferentes: el Ellesmere y los manuscritos Hengwrt. Tras la primera edición...

No disponible

Q. 230

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

During his life, Geoffrey Chaucer (born c.1340) was courtier, diplomat, revenue collector, administrator, negotiator, overseer of building projects, landowner and knight of the shire. He was servant, retainer, husband, friend and father. Whilst he was doing and ‘being' all of these things, he was writing. Not only did he write in English - for princes, friends, family and, pr...

No disponible

Q. 80

Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

No disponible

Q. 215