OFFER: Buy 2 Get 1 Free on All Clothes, Code B2G1 Ends 22/11 11:59pm SGT

*Apply code B2G1 at checkout to enjoy discount.*The discount is only applicable to clothes. Code expires at 22/11/24 11:59pm SGT. Offer can only be combined with Thryft Club discounts and cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. Offer is subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.

Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club
Get 10% off all year round and $10 off your next order! Join Thryft Club
Buy 3 Get Another Free On All Under S$10

The Canterbury Tales - A Retelling By Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Regular price RM22.56 MYR
Unit price
per

Medieval storytelling competition with bawdy humor

The Canterbury Tales is a beloved classic that showcases the best of medieval storytelling, with a diverse cast of characters on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Peter Ackroyd's retelling in modern prose makes it a perfect read for those who want to experience the hilarity and wit of Chaucer's original work without struggling to understand the old English. Ackroyd retains the essence of Chaucer's style and humor while making it approachable and enjoyable for a contemporary audience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Canterbury Tales - A Retelling By Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Regular price RM22.56 MYR
Unit price
per
ISBN: 9780143106173
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 2010-11-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Poetry, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.55
(rated by 2355 readers)

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.
Condition guide
 

Similar Reads

Medieval storytelling competition with bawdy humor

The Canterbury Tales is a beloved classic that showcases the best of medieval storytelling, with a diverse cast of characters on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Peter Ackroyd's retelling in modern prose makes it a perfect read for those who want to experience the hilarity and wit of Chaucer's original work without struggling to understand the old English. Ackroyd retains the essence of Chaucer's style and humor while making it approachable and enjoyable for a contemporary audience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.