The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer, Jill Mann
3.3
(32 ratings)1254 pagesPenguin ClassicsISBN 9780140422344
About this book
Chaucer's work begins at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, England, where a group of pilgrims have assembled on their way to Canterbury. Harry Bailly, the innkeeper, suggests a contest: whoever tells the best tale will win a supper when they reach Canterbury.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Pages
- 1254
- ISBN
- 9780140422344
- Language
- en
About Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer
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