{"product_id":"chaucer-in-modern-english-prose-the-canterbury-tales","title":"Chaucer in Modern English Prose The Canterbury Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in modern English prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiddle English is sufficiently obscure to deter even those interested in English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow many have read the whole of the Canterbury Tales? Even fewer will have read his other works.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to allow the reader easy access to Chaucer's meaning apart from the poetic presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is to put more emphasis on what he says rather than the way he says it.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eChaucer's works are a commentary on 14th century life and literature, much of it in prose.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are then two reasons for reading Chaucer. One is for social history, and the other for his poetry. \u003cbr\u003e\nTo separate the two can only make his work more accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHopefully this will lead to a greater appreciation of medieval English literature in general.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44260910891169,"sku":"9781847281852","price":59.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/184p688-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1713911394","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/chaucer-in-modern-english-prose-the-canterbury-tales","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}