By: Geoffrey CHAUCER (c. 1343 - 1400)
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of
stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th
century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of
which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale
and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to
Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury
Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance. The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873) “for popular perusal” and the language is mostly updated. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance. The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873) “for popular perusal” and the language is mostly updated. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Language: English
Running Time: 19:23:19
Zip file size: 533MB
Catalog date: 2006-10-01
Read by: LibriVox Volunteers
Book Coordinator: Gesine
Meta Coordinator: Gesine
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