by Geoffrey Chaucer, David Wright · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192815972
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«The Canterbury Tales» is Geoffrey Chaucer's book of stories, published by Oxford University Press España in paperback (510 pages, in English).
A group of pilgrims travels from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury and, to enliven the journey, takes part in a storytelling contest. In these stories, almost all in verse, Geoffrey Chaucer ironically portrays medieval English society and points out the Church's abuses with satire, humour and a wide range of registers.
The edition belongs to the Oxford World's Classics collection and includes a verse translation, introduction and notes by David Wright. It was published in 1986.
For readers of medieval English literature, students of English and those seeking a classic in a study edition.
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, writer and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the 'father of English literature', or alternatively, the 'father of English poetry'. He was the first writer to be buried in what has since become Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
