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- ISBN:9781316615522
- Format:Paperback
- Subject(s):English Literature
- Author(s):Geoffrey Chaucer, David Kirkham, Elizabeth Huddlestone, Valerie Allen
- Available from: June 2016
Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance.
£16.25
Availability: Manufactured on demand: supplied direct from the printer
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A running synopsis is included at the top of every page of the poem, providing a useful summary of the text.
Glossaries aligned with the text providing clear explanation of key terms for ease of reference.
Classroom activities, full-colour images and notes are included next to each page of the poem providing opportunities to discuss the characters, attitudes and provocative themes included in the Canterbury Tales.
Includes full-colour illustrated information on Chaucer’s world including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage.
Includes sections about the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer’s pilgrims, medieval England and Chaucer’s language, all aiding understanding of Middle English life and language.
Uses the text of the poem established by Maurice Hussey in Selected Tales from Chaucer.
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- Introduction
- What are The Canterbury Tales?
- Chaucer's language
- The Nun's Priest's contribution
- Text and notes: The Nun's Priest's prologue
- The Nun's Priest's tale
- The Nun's Priest's epilogue
- The Prioress, Madame Eglentine
- The Nun's Priest
- Chaucer's pilgrims
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- The tale told by the Nun's Priest
- The power of the Church
- Peasants and the life of Chaucer's widow
- Styles of writing
- Questions and themes
- Glossary of frequently used words
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