The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
Published on 2. June 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-316-61547-8 (ISBN)
Description
Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The Merchant's Prologue and Tale through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer's brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.
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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)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
176 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-316-61547-8 (9781316615478)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Geoffrey Chaucer | Sheila Innes
The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
Book
06/2001
Cambridge University Press
€12.32
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Content
Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Merchant's contribution; Text and notes: The portrait of the Merchant (from The General Prologue); The Merchant's prologue; The Merchant's tale; The Merchant's epilogue; The tale told by the Merchant; 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 Prologue and Tale; Glossary of frequently used words