num_pages: 98
description: Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. As well as the complete text of the General Prologue, the student will find illustrated information on Chaucer's world, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words, and a wide range of classroom-tested activities to help bring the text to life. Guided by the suggestions for study and the wide range of helpful information, students will readily appreciate Chaucer's wit and sense of irony, his love of controversy and his delight in character portrayal.
language: English
title: The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
titlecomplete: The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (Cambridge School Chaucer)
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry, British Literature, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Medieval, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 895
publisher: Cambridge University Press