Canterbury Tales (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781515428626)

The Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of the characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have come across during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together.

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
ISBN-10: 1515428621
ISBN-13: 9781515428626
Publisher: SMK Books
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 514
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.03lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d