Geoffrey Chaucer

The Merchant's Prologue and Tale

Herausgeber: Innes, Sheila; Kirkham, David; Allen, Valerie

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Cambridge School Chaucer
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Altersempfehlung: 16 bis 19 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 151mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 178g
• ISBN-13: 9781316615478
• ISBN-10: 1316615472
• Artikelnr.: 44960984

Inhaltsangabe

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