The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale

ISBN-13: 9781316615485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 82 str.

G. Chaucer;David Kirkham;Valerie Allen

Opis

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

Spis treści

Introduction; What are The Canterbury Tales?; Chaucer's language; The Pardoner's contribution; Text and notes: The portrait of the Pardoner (from The General Prologue); Introduction to the Pardoner's tale; The Pardoner's prologue; The Pardoner's tale; The tale told by the Pardoner; Chaucer's pilgrims; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Background to the Pardoner's tale; Chaucer's self-examination as a poet; The role of the Church; Themes in the Pardoner's prologue and tale; Glossary of frequently used words