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The Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer ; adapted by Seymour Chwast.

Chwast, Seymour. (Author). Chaucer, Geoffrey,-1400. Canterbury tales. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Accompany a band of merry medieval pilgrims as they make their way-on motorcycles, of course-to Canterbury. Meeting at the Tabard Inn, the travelers, including a battle-worn knight, a sweetly pretentious prioress, the bawdy Wife of Bath, and an emaciated scholar-clerk, come up with a plan to pass time on the journey to Thomas à Becket's shrine by telling stories. The twenty-four tales, which range from high romance set in ancient Greece to low comedy in contemporary England, are adapted into graphic novel form by Seymour Chwast-a pitch-perfect transposition of Chaucer's pointed satire. Chwast's illustrations relate tales of trust and treachery, of piety and bawdiness, in an engaging style that will appeal to those who have enjoyed The Canterbury Tales for years, and those for whom this is a first, delectable introduction"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608194872
ISBN: 1608194876
Physical Description: 143 p. : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The general prologue -- The Miller's prologue and tale -- The Reeve's prologue and tale -- The Cook's prologue and tale -- The man of law's prologue and tale -- The wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- The friar's prologue and tale -- The summoner's prologue and tale -- The clerk's prologue and tale -- The merchant's prologue and tale -- The squire's prologue and tale -- The Franklin's prologue and tale -- The doctor's tale -- The pardoner's prologue and tale -- The shipman's tale -- The prioress's prologue and tale -- Sir Thopas : prologue and tale -- The tale of Melibee -- The monk's prologue and tale -- The nun's priest's prologue, tale and epilogue -- The second nun's prologue and tale -- The Canon's Yeoman's prologue, tale and epilogue -- The Manciple's prologue and tale -- The Parson's tale -- Chaucer's retractions.