Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales.
- Author / Editor
- Halverson, John, ed.
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales.
- Published
- New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1971.
- Physical Description
- xxx, 461 pp.
- Description
- Edits a selection from CT, with text based on Robinson's 1957 edition, modified in light of Manly and Rickert's collations. Includes complete versions of GP, KnT, MilT, RvT, WBT, FrT, SumT, ClT, MerT, FranT, PardT, PrT, NPT, and Ret, with summaries of the other Tales. The Introduction (pp. ix-xxx) comments on Chaucer's life and language, summarizes Chaucer's innovations and dependencies, and offers suggestions on pronunciation and critical bibliography. Includes brief notes and occasional glosses at the bottom of the text, with an additional glossary at the end.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General
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