{"product_id":"a-companion-to-chaucers-canterbury-tales-9780313291890","title":"A Companion to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis do-it-yourself course for the first-time Chaucer reader is geared specifically to high school and undergraduate students because it systematically proceeds through a clear explication of each tale and makes the tales accessible to those unfamiliar with Chaucers work. Reading this book along with Canterbury Tales  tale by tale  will help the reader to understand and appreciate each tale  Chaucers world  and his language. This book differs from other guides to the tales because it takes the reader along on the pilgrimage through each tale and assumes no previous experience with Chaucers work. Middle English and modern English paraphrases of passages from the tales are arranged together for the ease of the novice. Whether the reader is seeking assistance with a single tale or with the whole work  this companion provides a level of instruction appropriate for high school and college courses.  In individual essays  Hallissy introduces the literary pilgrim to Chaucer the writer  his world  and his language. An explicatory essay is provided for the General Prologue and for each major talethe Knight  the Miller  the Reeve  the Man of Law  the Wife of Bath  the Friar  the Summoner  the Clerk  the Merchant  the Franklin  the Physician  the Pardoner  the Shipman  the Prioress  the Nuns Priest  the Second Nun  the Canons Yeoman  and the Manciple. Six lesser-read tales are treated in an appendix. The tales are interpreted in terms of key patterns of medieval thought that Chaucer shared with his original audience. Hallissys style is clear  readable  and jargon-free. Explications are thorough and consistent  and connections are drawn between the tales. Medieval visual images illuminate the text amd suggestions for further reading have been selected specifically for high school and undergraduate students. This work can be used as a reference volume for a reader interested in a single tale or for the entire Canterbury Tales and will be of great value to high school and college students reading Chaucers work for the first time  as well as to high school teachers preparing for classes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646736097333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0313291896","price":83.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780313291890.jpg?v=1781677861","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-companion-to-chaucers-canterbury-tales-9780313291890","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}