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The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Ackroyd, Peter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Product Description ''A romp for the ages'' (_Vanity Fair_)-now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, The Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition. Ackroyd's contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters-as well as explicitly rendering their bawdy humor-yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer's verse. About the Author Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier, and diplomat. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer wrote many works but is best known for The Canterbury Tales . Peter Ackroyd is a bestselling writer and historian. He is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including biographies of Chaucer, Blake, and Dickens, and the histories London: The Biograp
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ackroyd, Peter
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Ancient & Classical Poetry, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.49 / 5 (1,736 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14