The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
Published on 7. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
114 pages
978-0-521-78753-6 (ISBN)
Description
Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. As well as the complete text of the Merchant's Prologue and Tale, the student will find illustrated information on Chaucer's world, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words, and a wide range of classroom-tested activities to help bring the text to life. Guided by the suggestions for study and the wide range of helpful information, students will readily appreciate Chaucer's wit and sense of irony, his love of controversy and his delight in character portrayal.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
189 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-78753-6 (9780521787536)
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New editions
Geoffrey Chaucer | Sheila Innes | Valerie Allen
The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
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06/2016
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Introduction; What are the Canterbury Tales; Chaucer's language; The Merchant's contribution; The Portrait of the Merchant (from the General Prologue); The Merchant's Prologue; The Merchant's Tale; The Merchant's Epilogue; Looking back at the Merchant's Tale; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Merchants in Chaucer's day; Courtly love; The debate on marriage; The myth of Pluto and Proserpina; Themes in the Merchant's Tale; Glossary of frequently-used words