The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales Classic Reprint

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333915599
Total Pages : 104 pages
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Download or read book The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (Classic Reprint) written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales The text of the Prologue in the present edition, founded on the excellent Ellesmere ms., has been carefully revised with a special view to representing more accurately and systematically the 'true middle-english pronunciation. With this view, a few inconsistencies in the spelling employed by the scribe have been avoided. The text is amended, where emendation seemed necessary, by comparison of the Ellesmere ms. With six others; and the various readings are given in the footnotes. The mss. Are de noted by the following abbreviations. E. (ellesmere ms.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Alfred W. Pollard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331816461
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaucer's Canterbury Tales written by Alfred W. Pollard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The Prologue The lines on which this edition of Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales is compiled have been determined by a happy conjunction of my own inclination and an external cause. After it had been begun, Dr. Liddell, one of my collaborators in the 'Globe' Chaucer, edited also for Messrs. Macmillan, though primarily for the Macmillan Company of New York, an edition of the Prologue and the Tales of the Knight and the Nun's Priest. When his book was announced, a dislike of even seeming to compete with a friend who had given me such valuable help in a previous undertaking made me wish to abandon my own task. But on studying Dr. Liddell's edition I found that there was no possibility of any work of mine coming into collision with it, and that its existence made my own task easier. While Dr. Liddell has given a useful minimum of illustrative notes, he has put his main strength into an exposition of Chaucer's practice as regards phonology, grammar, and syntax, which seems to me by far the ablest dissertation on the subject yet published. To this, therefore, I can now happily refer all students who desire advanced instruction in the linguistic aspect of Chaucer's poetry. My own interest in Chaucer is not linguistic, but literary and historical. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331690422
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prologue written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prologue: From the Canterbury Tales Young men in Chaucer's time finished their education either at the University, or in some nobleman's house as pages. Chaucer's father (john) was in attendance on Edward III and his queen Philippa in their expedition to Flanders and Cologne in I 338 (rymer, v. 51) and to the father's connection with the court, the son no doubt Owed his training and first appointment. The first records of the name of Geoffrey Chaucer are on two parchment leaves, fragments of a Household Account. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : A. J. Wyatt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330655467
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaucer written by A. J. Wyatt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Prologue the Man of Law's Tale 1. Chaucer's Life and Works. The surname Chaucer is found in the earlier forms Le Chancier, Le Chaucer, "the hosier," from the A.D. same root as modern French chausse. 1337. Hundred Years' War began. 1338. John Chaucer, citizen and vintner of London, attended the king and queen to Flanders and Cologne. 1339 Geoffrey Chaucer, son of John and Agnes Chaucer, (about), born. The old date for Chaucers birth, 1328, has been proved to be impossible, but the exact year cannot be fixed: 1339 suits all the circumstances as well as any. See 1386. 1346. Battle of Crecy. 1347. Siege of Calais. 1349. The Black Death. 1356. Battle of Poitiers. 1357. Chaucer in the service of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, and of his wife the Countess of Ulster, both in London and Yorkshire. Geoffrey was certainly well educated, but the statement that he was at Cambridge rested on the lines from The Court of Love, now known not to be his: - "Philogenet I cald am fer and nere, Of Cambridge clerke." 1359.Chaucer went to France as a soldier with Edward III and his four sons, and was taken prisoner. 1360. Ransomed two months before the Treaty of Bretigny, the king contributing 16 towards his ransom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428789886
Total Pages : 286 pages
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Download or read book The Prologue; The Knightes Tale; The Nonne Prestes Tale written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prologue; The Knightes Tale; The Nonne Prestes Tale: From the Canterbury Tales It would take up too much Space to enter upon any analysis of the several stories which make up this wonderful collection. It will suffice to consider briefly such portions of the Canterbury Tales as are included in this volume of Selections;-and first in order and importance comes the Prologue, in which we have laid before us the general plan, and the several characters of the whole work. In the pleasant season of April f, as Chaucer lay at the Tabard, one of the chief houses of public entertainment, situated in the High Street of Southwark, nine-and-twenty pilgrims on their way to Canterbury arrived at the 'hostelry.' The poet being on the same errand as themselves, joined them, and in a short time was on intimate and friendly terms with each member of the company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Percy Mackaye
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440081385
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer written by Percy Mackaye and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A Modern Rendering Into Prose of the Prologue and Ten Tales Briefly, then, the method followed has been to present, so far as possi ble, Chaucer's ipsissi/ma verba; to err rather in the direction of literal fidelity than literary license. No archaisms, however, have been retained which are not fairly intelligible. The necessary changes which have been made are: first, omissions on the score of propriety, of intelligibility (as when a long paraphrase would have been required for a trivial matter), and (very seldom) of redundancy; secondly, rare and slight rearrangements for the sake of clearness; thirdly, translation and paraphrase required by clearness and the necessities of prose-style. Proper names have been altered to their classical or modern forms only in the case of historical characters or places fairly familiar to-day. The text of Professor Skeat has been followed almost always and his notes very largely. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527968455
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prologue, the Knight's Tale, and the Nun's Priest's Tale written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prologue, the Knight's Tale, and the Nun's Priest's Tale: From Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Geoffrey chaucer was born in London about the year 1 340, the thirteenth of Edward the Third's reign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267885923
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: The d104 Collated With the Seven Oldest Mss;, And a Life of the Author, Introductory Notices, Grammar, Critical and Explanatory Notes, and Index to Obsolete and Difficult Words Reed's Word Lessons - A, Complete Speller. Reed Kellogg's Graded Lessons in English. Reed Kellogg's Higher Lessons in English. Kellogg's text-book on Rhetoric. Kellogg's text-book on English Literature. In the preparation of this series the authors have had one object clearly in view - to so develop the study of the English language as to present a complete, progressive course, from the spelling-book to the study of English Literature. The troublesome contradictions which arise in using books arranged by different authors on these subjects, and which require much time for explanation in theschool-room, will be avoided by the use of the above Complete Course. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334324970
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Canterbury Tales (Classic Reprint) written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Canterbury Tales The exact date of Chaucer's birth we do not know. The most that can be said is that it must have been somewhere in the early years of the reign of Edward III. (1327 The place of his birth was in all probability London. His father, John Chaucer, was a vintner of that city, and there is evidence to indicate that he was to some extent connected with the court. In a deed dated June 19, 1380, the poet released his right to his father's former house, which is described as being in Thames Street. The spot, however unsuitable for a dwelling - place now, was then in the very heart of urban life, and in that very neighborhood it is reasonable to suppose that Chaucer's earliest years were spent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141966793
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete of all remaining surviving fragments sections of The Canterbury Tales, the First Fragment contains some of Chaucer's most widely enjoyed work. In The General Prologue, Chaucer introduces his pilgrims through a set of speaking portraits, drawn with a clarity that makes no attempt to conceal their peculiarities. The four tales that follow - those of the Knight, Miller, Reeve and Cook - reveal a wide variety of human preoccupations: whether chivalrous, romantic or simply sexual. Brilliantly bawdy and subtly complex, each of these tales is alive with Chaucer's skills as a poet, storyteller and creator of comedy.