Text<\/a><\/p>\nThe Canterbury Tales\u00a0<\/em>by Geoffrey Chaucer is a foundational work in English poetry which every student should read.\u00a0Our Student and Teacher Guides will increase the student\u2019s vocabulary and reading comprehension.<\/p>\nAbout the text:<\/p>\n
\u201cChaucer\u2019s\u00a0Canterbury Tales<\/em>\u2014witty, bawdy, zany, satirical, and literary. From the late medieval period on, Chaucer has been considered the \u201cfather or English poetry.\u201d Indeed, his Middle English verse electrified the day with its satire of English society. Writing in the later 14th century, he caused ripples with his bold move to write in the vernacular English instead of the expected literary Latin. With prophetic wisdom, he sensed the potential of English to absorb elements from many languages, making it the literary language of the future\u2014opening the way for Shakespeare.<\/p>\nMichael Murphy\u2019s deft Reader-Friendly Edition presents Chaucer\u2019s original words put into modern spelling, thereby preserving the literal Chaucerian Middle English without the unnecessary obstacle of fourteenth century spelling. Enjoy these surprising tales told by a group of quirky medieval English pilgrims in a storytelling contest on their journey to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume includes Chaucer\u2019s General Prologue, The Pardoner\u2019s Tale, The Nun\u2019s Priest\u2019s Tale, and the Franklin\u2019s Tale.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[26,72,183,119,117],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":2,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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