Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Selected): An Interlinear Translation - Couverture souple

Hopper, Vincent F.

 
9780812000399: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Selected): An Interlinear Translation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0812000390 ISBN 13 : 9780812000399
Editeur : Barrons Educational Series, 1977

Synopsis

Begun soon after 1386 and written during several years that followed, Geoffrey Chaucer’s great narrative poem The Canterbury Tales presents a richly detailed, highly entertaining, and sometimes bawdy picture of English society in the fourteenth century. Rich with humorous insights into the many foibles of humanity, this poem is considered by most literary critics and scholars to be the first great example of literary art written in vernacular English. Its narrative opens as a party of 30 men and women from various walks of life gather at the Tabard Inn in London, from where they set out on a holy pilgrimage to Canterbury and its shrine dedicated to Thomas à Becket. As they travel, each person has a story to tell.

The most famous and beloved of Chaucer’s stories are presented in interlinear form this intensely readable volume. Alternating each of Chaucer’s original lines with its translation into modern English, this book encourages readers to savor the genius of Chaucer’s original poetry while following each line with an easy-to-understand modern translation of his Southeast Midlands dialect of Middle English. This scholarly yet truly approachable translation of Chaucer’s original poem is the work of Vincent F. Hopper, a longtime professor of English literature at New York University. He opens with the famous Prologue—

Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote
When April with his showers sweet
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
The drought of March has pierced to the root

—and then goes on to present

  • The Miller’s Tale
  • The Reeve’s Tale
  • The Prioress’s Tale
  • The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
  • The Pardoner’s Tale
  • The Wife of Bath’s Tale
  • The Franklin’s Tale . . . and more.
    This fine volume also includes an enlightening introductory essay on Chaucer’s art, with Professor Hopper’s commentary on England as it existed in the fourteenth century. He concludes with a short list of recommended reading on Chaucer’s time and his art.

    • Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    Présentation de l'éditeur

    Begun soon after 1386 and written during several years that followed, Geoffrey Chaucer’s great narrative poem The Canterbury Tales presents a richly detailed, highly entertaining, and sometimes bawdy picture of English society in the fourteenth century. Rich with humorous insights into the many foibles of humanity, this poem is considered by most literary critics and scholars to be the first great example of literary art written in vernacular English. Its narrative opens as a party of 30 men and women from various walks of life gather at the Tabard Inn in London, from where they set out on a holy pilgrimage to Canterbury and its shrine dedicated to Thomas à Becket. As they travel, each person has a story to tell.

    The most famous and beloved of Chaucer’s stories are presented in interlinear form this intensely readable volume. Alternating each of Chaucer’s original lines with its translation into modern English, this book encourages readers to savor the genius of Chaucer’s original poetry while following each line with an easy-to-understand modern translation of his Southeast Midlands dialect of Middle English. This scholarly yet truly approachable translation of Chaucer’s original poem is the work of Vincent F. Hopper, a longtime professor of English literature at New York University. He opens with the famous Prologue—

    Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote
    When April with his showers sweet
    The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
    The drought of March has pierced to the root

    —and then goes on to present

  • The Miller’s Tale
  • The Reeve’s Tale
  • The Prioress’s Tale
  • The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
  • The Pardoner’s Tale
  • The Wife of Bath’s Tale
  • The Franklin’s Tale . . . and more.
    This fine volume also includes an enlightening introductory essay on Chaucer’s art, with Professor Hopper’s commentary on England as it existed in the fourteenth century. He concludes with a short list of recommended reading on Chaucer’s time and his art.

    • Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    Éditeur
    Barrons Educational Series
    Date d'édition
    1977
    Langue
    anglais
    ISBN 10 
    0812000390
    ISBN 13 
    9780812000399
    Reliure
    Broché
    Numéro d'édition
    2
    Nombre de pages
    530
    Coordonnées du fabricant
    non disponible
    Personne responsable
    non disponible

    Autres éditions populaires du même titre

    9781438000138: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Selected): An Interlinear Translation

    Edition présentée

    ISBN 10 :  1438000138 ISBN 13 :  9781438000138
    Editeur : Barrons Educational Services, 2012
    Couverture souple