{"product_id":"the-lives-of-the-millers-peter-g-beidler-9780786493937","title":"The Lives of the Miller's Tale: The Roots, Composition and Retellings of Chaucer's Bawdy Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e With his \u003ci\u003eMiller's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, Chaucer transformed a colorless Middle Dutch account into the lively, dramatic story of raunchy Nicholas, sexy Alison, foolish John and squeamish Absolon. This book focuses on the ways Chaucer made his narrative more effective through dialogue, scene division, music, visual effects and staging. The author pays special attention to the description of John the carpenter's house, the suspension of the three tubs from the beams, and the famous shot-window through which the story's bawdy climax is enacted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book's second half covers more than 30 of the tale's retellings--translations, adaptations, bowdlerized versions for children, coloring books, novels, musicals, plays and films--and examines the ways the retellers have followed Chaucer in dramatizing the story, giving it new life on stage and screen. \u003ci\u003eThe Miller's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e has had many lives--it promises to have many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter G. Beidler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786493933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786493937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1496","brand":"Peter G. Beidler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457713713407,"sku":"9780786493937","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11369cf7-6326-46ca-9d59-0ac982af0348.jpg?v=1777400612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lives-of-the-millers-peter-g-beidler-9780786493937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}