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Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cohen

Canterbury Tales

Barbara Cohen

HarperCollins · Hardcover · August 15, 1988

A vigorous treatment of The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale, and The Franklin's Tale.

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Who it’s for
Meet four Canterbury tales through a focused encounter with Chaucer’s medieval storytelling.
Genres
The Classics, Medieval Tales, Short Stories
Published
HarperCollins, August 15, 1988

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About this book

A vigorous treatment of The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale, and The Franklin's Tale. "This carefully researched and lively edition...is richly and beautifully produced....One could not ask for a more enticing introduction to Chaucer's world." -- Publishers Weekly.

Four Chaucer Tales

Meet four Canterbury tales through a focused encounter with Chaucer’s medieval storytelling.

Come here for

  • A vivid entry into medieval poetry and tale-telling
  • Four distinct tales gathered in one volume

Expect

  • The Nun’s Priest’s, Pardoner’s, Wife of Bath’s, and Franklin’s tales
  • A vigorous treatment of Chaucer’s work

Where it sits

Short Stories66%
Medieval Tales52%
The Classics51%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Art & Architecture
  • The Classics
  • Folktale Retellings
  • Historical Europe
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  • Medieval Tales
  • Historical Middle East
  • Myths & Fables
  • Short Stories
Authors
Barbara Cohen
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 15, 1988
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Art & Architecture