Geoffrey Chaucer

The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale

Herausgeber: Allen, Valerie; Kirkham, David

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Cambridge School Chaucer
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 154mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9781316615454
• ISBN-10: 1316615456
• Artikelnr.: 44961296

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
What are the Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer's language
The Wife of Bath's contribution
Text and notes: The portrait of the Wife of Bath (from The General Prologue)
The Wife of Bath's prologue
The Wife of Bath's tale
The tale told by the Wife of Bath
Chaucer's pilgrims
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Geoffrey Chaucer
Marriage or virginity?
The status of women in the fourteenth century
The role of the Church
Themes in the Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale
Glossary of frequently used words