The Canterbury Tales, Volume I

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The Canterbury Tales, Volume I
Folio Society
Literature

The Canterbury Tales, Volume I

Geoffrey Chaucer
Edition year 1956
Binding Leather
Illustrator Edna Whyte
Translator Nevill Coghill
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 287
Dimensions 22 × 13 cm

Edition details

The Canterbury Tales, Volume I by Geoffrey Chaucer. Translated by Nevill Coghill. 12 full page and 20 smaller woodcuts by Edna Whyte. Quarter bound in dark brown leather with grey-brown canvas boards. White dust-jacket printed in dark green and black. Design printed endleaves. 287pp. 22x13cm.

About the book

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales follows a diverse group of medieval pilgrims travelling from London to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury. To entertain themselves during the journey, the travellers agree to tell stories, creating one of the richest collections of narrative in English literature. This volume introduces memorable figures such as the Knight, Miller, Wife of Bath, Pardoner and Prioress and presents tales ranging from romance and moral fable to comedy and satire. Chaucer's extraordinary range of voices creates a vivid portrait of medieval society while exploring love, religion, class, greed and human folly.

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