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Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer''s brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.

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Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; Introduction to The General Prologue; Text and notes: The General Prologue; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; The social structure and Chaucer's satire; Discussion questions; Glossary of frequently used words

The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

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    A Paperback / softback by Geoffrey Chaucer, David Kirkham, Valerie Allen

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9781316615508, 978-1316615508
      ISBN10: 1316615502

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer''s brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; Introduction to The General Prologue; Text and notes: The General Prologue; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; The social structure and Chaucer's satire; Discussion questions; Glossary of frequently used words

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