Presenting one of the most humorous stories of "The Canterbury Tales" in an accessible format, this text includes "The Miller's Prologue", "The Reeve's Prologue" and "Portrait of the Miller". It includes supportive notes which provide details on the historical and literary background to the work. One section offers activities on key themes and techniques, such as the realism in Chaucer's settings, and his imagery and characterization. The text also gives practical guidance on reading Middle English, with a glossary and a complete pronunciation guide. A chronology details Chaucer's life and works, and gives information on his contemporaries.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Student Texts .

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Oxford University Press .

Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.