{"product_id":"the-canterbury-tales-9780486431628","title":"The Canterbury Tales","description":"A group of pilgrims bound for Canterbury Cathedral agree to pass the weary miles by taking turns at storytelling. The travelers ― noble, coarse, jolly, and pious ― offer a vibrant portrait of fourteenth-century English life. Their narratives form English literature's greatest collection of chivalric romances, bawdy tales, fables, legends, and other stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e reflects a society in transition, as a middle class began to emerge from England's feudal system. Craftsmen and laborers ride side by side with the gentry on the road to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket, and their discussions and arguments about ethical issues mirror their changing world. The pilgrims' conversations and stories also reveal their individual personalities, and Chaucer's vivid, realistic characterizations assured the \u003ci\u003eTales\u003c\/i\u003e an instant and enduring success. Each pilgrim's story can be read separately and appreciated in its own right; all appear here in a lucid translation into modern English verse by J. U. Nicolson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His greatest work stands as \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892559089938,"sku":"9780486431628","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b6a7ab7-436b-4f78-865c-58707c888bb7.jpg?v=1763538717","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-canterbury-tales-9780486431628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}