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"A fresh, modern prose retelling captures the vigorous and bawdy spirit of Chaucer's classic Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition. Ranging from comedy to tragedy, pious sermon to ribald farce, heroic adventure to passionate romance, the tales serve not only as a summation of the sensibility of the Middle Ages but as a representation of the drama of the human condition. Ackroyd's contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters'as well as explicitly rendering the naughty good humor of the writer whose comedy influenced Fielding and Dickens'yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer's verse. This retelling is sure to delight modern readers and bring a new appreciation to those already familiar with the classic tales."@en
"Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original."@en
"Renowned critic, historian, and biographer Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original."
"General prologue - The Knight's tale - The Miller's prologue and tale - The Reeve's prologue and tale - The Cook's prologue and tale The Man of Law's prologue, tale and epilogue - The Wife of Bath's prologue and tale - The Friar's prologue and tale - The Summoner's prologue and tale - The Clerk's prologue and tale - The Mechant's prologue and tale - The Squire's prologue and tale - The Franklin's prologue and tale - The Physician's tale - The Pardoner's prologue and tale - The Shipman's tale - The Prioress's prologue and tale - Prologue and tale of Sir Thopas - The Monk's prologue and tale - The Nun's priest's prologue, tale and epilogue - The Second Nun's prologue and tale - The Canon's Yeoman's prologue and tale - The Manciple's prologue and tale - The Parson's prologue - Chaucer's retractions."@en
"Famous for its ingenuity and wit, The Canterbury Tales is a major part of England's literary heritage. From the exuberant Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the Miller's worldly, ribald farce, these tales can be taken as a mirror of fourteenth century London and medieval society."
"Hervertelling in modern proza van de 14e eeuwse raamvertelling in poëzie over dertig pelgrims die elkaar op weg van Londen naar Canterbury verhalen vertellen."
"In 'The Canterbury Tales', Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce."
"Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, "The Canterbury Tales" concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition."@en