Geoffrey Chaucer

Begun as an ambitious project by the versatile English courtier, diplomat, philosopher, and author Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, “The Canterbury Tales” follows a group of people on their pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas á Becket. The Prologue introduces all of the pilgrims in great detail, and through these descriptions Chaucer provides the entire spectrum of social classes and professions of his time. When the group stops at an inn and the innkeeper introduces a competition...

"Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible...

Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime in the 1340s. The son of a vintner, it is believed that Chaucer came from a fairly well to do family, which enabled him as a young man to come into the service of the Countess of Ulster as the noblewoman’s page, a common form of apprenticeship in medieval times. Eventually, it is believed, Chaucer would study law and this most likely afforded him the opportunity to become a member of the royal court of Edward III. In the service of the king he would...

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English:<br><br>The Canterbury Tales<br>The Book of the Duchess<br>The House of Fame<br>Anelida and Arcite<br>The Parliament of Fowls<br>Boece<br>Troilus and Criseyde<br>The Legend of Good Women<br>The Shorter Poems<br>A Treatise on the Astrolabe<br>The Romaunt of the Rose

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of short poems by Geoffrey Chaucer:<br><br>The Book of the Duchess<br>The House of Fame<br>The Parliament of Fowles<br>Truth<br>Gentilesse<br>Merciles Beaute<br>Lak of Stedfastnesse

At the Tabard Inn in Southwark, in the London of the late 1300s, a band of men and women from all walks of life have gathered to begin a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas &#224; Becket at Canterbury. To relieve the tedium of the journey, the host of the inn proposes that each of the pilgrims tell a favorite story, promising that the best storyteller will be treated to a fi ne dinner on the group&apos;s return to Southwark.So begins one of the earliest masterpieces of English literature, a...

"Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly...

"The Book of the Duchess" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...

Este ebook presenta «Los cuentos de Canterbury» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Geoffrey Chaucer escribió, a finales del siglo XIV, una recopilación de relatos en verso titulados Cuentos de Canterbury, que reflejan una gran influencia de Boccaccio ya que, como en El Decamerón, hay un hilo argumental: un grupo de personajes representativos de la Inglaterra de la época -un caballero, un estudiante, una monja, un campesino rico, un fraile, un mercader, etc.– peregrinan juntos desde Londres...