The Merchant's Prologue and Tale

ISBN-13: 9781316615478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 112 str.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Opis

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

Spis treści

Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Merchant's contribution; Text and notes: The portrait of the Merchant (from The General Prologue); The Merchant's prologue; The Merchant's tale; The Merchant's epilogue; The tale told by the Merchant; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Merchants in Chaucer's day; Courtly love; The debate on marriage; The myth of Pluto and Proserpina; Themes in the Merchant's Prologue and Tale; Glossary of frequently used words