{"product_id":"the-canterbury-tales-a-selection-9780451416780","title":"The Canterbury Tales: A Selection","description":"While Geoffrey Chaucer composed several magnificent works of poetry, his reputation as \"the father of English literature\" rests mainly on \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, a group of stories told by assorted pilgrims en route to the shrine of Thomas à Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. From the mirthful and bawdy to the profoundly moral, the tales, taken in their entirety, reflect not only the manners and mores of medieval England, but indeed, the full comic and tragic dimensions of the human condition. Considered the greatest collection of narrative poems in English literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e was composed in the Middle English of Chaucer's day, possibly to be read aloud at the court of Richard II. However, their grandeur, humor, and relevance are timeless, as readers of this authoritative edition will discover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNIQUE FEATURES OF THE SIGNET CLASSICS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCANTERBURY TALES \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull critical Introduction by editor Donald R. Howard * Normalized spelling system for easier reading and pronunciation * Extensive footnotes \u003cbr\u003e* Special section \"On Pronouncing Chaucer\" * Glossary of basic Middle English words With a Foreword by Frank Grady and a New Afterword by Paul Strohm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451416780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Geoffrey Chaucer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52072224719029,"sku":"9780451416780","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f97bdc78-b47c-4290-858d-958cfd9dc4f0.jpg?v=1764688156","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-canterbury-tales-a-selection-9780451416780","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}