The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale

ISBN-13: 9781316615522 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 78 str.

Geoffrey Chaucer;Elizabeth Huddlestone;Valerie Allen

Opis

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance.

Spis treści

Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Nun's Priest's contribution; Text and notes: The Nun's Priest's prologue; The Nun's Priest's tale; The Nun's Priest's epilogue; The Prioress, Madame Eglentine; The Nun's Priest; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; The tale told by the Nun's Priest; The power of the Church; Peasants and the life of Chaucer's widow; Styles of writing; Questions and themes; Glossary of frequently used words