The Complete Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer (Paperback)

from BrynDahlquis

The whole idea of the Canterbury Tales is very cool, and I certainly enjoy reading the different stories and poetry, but I find that I don't actually -like- most of the stories. They all follow a distinct pattern and are either crude and tragic or just plain tragic.

from sedelia

This is one of the best translations of Chaucer that I've read. And, having been an English major, I've read quite a few versions of Chaucer's stories. It makes a huge difference having a poet translate, I think. Raffel does an excellent job in maintaining the poetic integrity of the work while m...

from universehall

I must admit that I was expecting this to be a very stuffy, dry, boring book. I mean, it's a pretty old book, and sometimes books this old that are considered "classics" are a touch hard to get through. However, it was neither stuffy, nor dry, nor boring. In fact, quite the opposite of all those ...

from Gold_Gato

Oh, the treasure of finding and holding a shopworn copy of Chaucer's tales in my hands is just too much for words. His tales are not just downright funny, but they can be applied even today to the people we work with, live with, and play with on a daily basis. In fact, I kept laughing every time ...

from LisaMaria_C

Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales consists of a collection of stories framed as being told during a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. Each in this company of about 30 pilgrims is to tell a tale on the journey there--the one judged to have told the best to get a free meal. In structure, and sometim...