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Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : OXFORD
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-17
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 0194247589
A retelling of five of Chaucer's classic tales in simplified language for new readers. Includes activities to enhance reading comprehension and improve vocabulary.
Author : V. A. Kolve
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0804713499
A Stanford University Press classic.
Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101155639
A fresh, modern prose retelling captures the vigorous and bawdy spirit of Chaucer’s classic Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 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. Ranging from comedy to tragedy, pious sermon to ribald farce, heroic adventure to passionate romance, the tales serve not only as a summation of the sensibility of the Middle Ages but as a representation of the drama of the human condition. Ackroyd’s contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters—as well as explicitly rendering the naughty good humor of the writer whose comedy influenced Fielding and Dickens—yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer’s verse. This retelling is sure to delight modern readers and bring a new appreciation to those already familiar with the classic tales.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 0194247406
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047975771
Author : Bill Bowler,Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 0194244709
This is a graded reading series with language support on every page. These readers are ideal for students who need extra motivation and a more structured reading program.
Author : Marion Turner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691210155
"More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the centre of political life--yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing diversity and innovative language earned Chaucer renown as the father of English literature. Marion Turner, however, reveals him as a great European writer and thinker. To understand his accomplishment, she reconstructs in unprecedented detail the cosmopolitan world of Chaucer's adventurous life, focusing on the places and spaces that fired his imagination. Uncovering important new information about Chaucer's travels, private life, and the early circulation of his writings, this innovative biography documents a series of vivid episodes, moving from the commercial wharves of London to the frescoed chapels of Florence and the kingdom of Navarre, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived side by side. The narrative recounts Chaucer's experiences as a prisoner of war in France, as a father visiting his daughter's nunnery, as a member of a chaotic Parliament, and as a diplomat in Milan, where he encountered the writings of Dante and Boccaccio. At the same time, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of Chaucer's writings, taking the reader to the Troy of Troilus and Criseyde, the gardens of the dream visions, and the peripheries and thresholds of The Canterbury Tales. By exploring the places Chaucer visited, the buildings he inhabited, the books he read, and the art and objects he saw, this landmark biography tells the extraordinary story of how a wine merchant's son became the poet of The Canterbury Tales." -- Publisher's description.
Author : Ali Smith,Marina Lewycka,Patience Agbabi,Jade Amoli-Jackson,Chris Cleave,Stephen Collis,Inua Ellams,Abdulrazak Gurnah,David Herd,Avaes Mohammed,Hubert Moore,Dragan Todorovic,Carol Watts,Michael Zand
Publisher : Comma Press
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781910974230
Two unaccompanied children travel across the Mediterranean in an overcrowded boat that has been designed to only make it halfway across… A 63-year-old man is woken one morning by border officers ‘acting on a tip-off’ and, despite having paid taxes for 28 years, is suddenly cast into the detention system with no obvious means of escape… An orphan whose entire life has been spent in slavery – first on a Ghanaian farm, then as a victim of trafficking – writes to the Home Office for help, only to be rewarded with a jail sentence and indefinite detention… These are not fictions. Nor are they testimonies from some distant, brutal past, but the frighteningly common experiences of Europe’s new underclass – its refugees. While those with ‘citizenship’ enjoy basic human rights (like the right not to be detained without charge for more than 14 days), people seeking asylum can be suspended for years in Kafka-esque uncertainty. Here, poets and novelists retell the stories of individuals who have direct experience of Britain’s policy of indefinite immigration detention. Presenting their accounts anonymously, as modern day counterparts to the pilgrims’ stories in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, this book offers rare, intimate glimpses into otherwise untold suffering.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Prestwick House Inc
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 9781608439355
Author : David Pogue,Scott Speck
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781119049746
Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, oh, my! The beginner's guide to classical music Classical Music For Dummies is a friendly, funny, easy-to-understand guide to composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more. Classical music is widely considered one of the pinnacles of human achievement, and this informative guide will shows you just how beautiful and rewarding it can be. You'll learn how Bach is different from Beethoven, how Mozart is different still, and why not all "classical" music is actually Classical if it's really Baroque or Romantic. You'll be introduced to the composers and their work, and discover the groundbreaking pieces that shake the world every time they're played. Begin building your classical music library with the essential recordings that define orchestral, choral, and operatic beauty as you get acquainted with the orchestras and musicians that bring the composers to life. Whether you want to play classical music or just learn more about it, Classical Music For Dummies will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of this increasingly popular genre. Distinguish flute from piccolo, violin from viola, and trumpet from trombone Learn the difference between overtures, requiems, arias, and masses Explore the composers that shaped music as we know it Discover the recordings your music library cannot be without Classical music has begun sneaking into the mainstream — if your interest has been piqued, there's never been a better time to develop an appreciation for this incredibly rich, complex, and varied body of work. Classical Music For Dummies lays the groundwork, and demonstrates just how amazing classical music can be.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780194614610
The year is 1386 and pilgrims are going to Canterbury to visit the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket, and they tell stories on the way. Who should be stronger in a marriage; the husband or the wife? What happens when two men fall in love with the same woman? In these five stories from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we find different answers.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015004167345
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1775
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BCUL:1092315785
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780393341782
Fisher's work is a vivid, lively, and readable translation of the most famous work of England's premier medieval poet. Preserving Chaucer's rhyme and meter and faithfully articulating his poetic voice, Fisher makes Chaucer's tales accessible to a contemporary ear.
Author : Paul Strohm
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0674811992
This text analyzes the effect of Chaucer's poetry on his contemporary readers, examining how he and his audience understood their society and how this is reflected in the works. This book provides a fuller understanding of Chaucer's world and the social implications of literary styles and form.
