The Canterbury tales
Subtitle: fifteen tales and the general prologue : authoritative text, sources and backgrounds, criticism
By: selected and edited by V.A. Kolve, Glending Olson.
Contributors: Kolve, V. A.; Olson, Glending.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: A Norton critical edition
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
Subjects: Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Poetry.; Storytelling -- Poetry.; Tales, Medieval.
Genres: Poetry.
Description: Presents an annotated selection from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic, "The Canterbury Tales," a series of stories narrated by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Includes the general prologue, sources and analogues, and critical essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-600).