Canterbury Tales, Paperback by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Ackroyd, Peter (RTL); Banto...

Canterbury Tales, Paperback by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Ackroyd, Peter (RTL); Bantock, Nick (ILT), ISBN 0143106171, ISBN-13 9780143106173, Brand New, Free shipping in the US<b>"A romp for the ages" (<i>Vanity Fair</i>)</b>&mdash;<b>now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging </b><br><br> Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, <i>The Canterbury Tales</i> concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition. Ackroyd's contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters-as well as explicitly rendering their bawdy humor-yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer's verse.<br><br>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700&#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the&#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date&#160;translations by award-winning translators.