The Merchant's Prologue and Tale

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance.

Geoffrey Chaucer (Author), Sheila Innes (Edited by), Valerie Allen (Edited by), David Kirkham (Edited by)

9781316615478, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2016

112 pages
22.8 x 15 x 0.5 cm, 0.17 kg

Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The Merchant's Prologue and Tale through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer's brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.

Introduction
What are The Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer's language
The Merchant's contribution
Text and notes: The portrait of the Merchant (from The General Prologue)
The Merchant's prologue
The Merchant's tale
The Merchant's epilogue
The tale told by the Merchant
Chaucer's pilgrims
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Geoffrey Chaucer
Merchants in Chaucer's day
Courtly love
The debate on marriage
The myth of Pluto and Proserpina
Themes in the Merchant's Prologue and Tale
Glossary of frequently used words

Subject Areas: School editions of English literature fiction texts [YQEF], Educational: English literature [YQE]