{"product_id":"the-canterbury-tales-second-edition-paperback","title":"The Canterbury Tales - Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Boenig\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A new glossary and helpful textual information make Chaucer's masterpiece more accessible in this second edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Broadview \u003cem\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is an edition of the complete tales in a text based on the famous Ellesmere Manuscript. Here one may read a Middle English text that is closer to what Chaucer's scribe, Adam Pinkhurst, actually wrote than that in any other modern edition. Unlike most editions, which draw on a number of manuscripts to recapture Chaucer's original intention, this edition preserves the text as it was found in one influential manuscript. A sampling of facsimile pages from the original manuscript is also included, along with a selection of other works that give the reader a rich sense of the cultural, political, and literary worlds in which Chaucer lived. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The second edition includes a new Middle English glossary, a timeline of Chaucer's life and times, and detailed page headers showing the fragment and line numbers to assist readers in finding a specific section of the poem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Boenig\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 550\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167400693895,"sku":"9781554811069","price":69.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/45f5518401abfacbcec8fa33be8aa820.webp?v=1733327384","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-canterbury-tales-second-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}