The Miller's Prologue and Tale

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

Geoffrey Chaucer (Author), Valerie Allen (Edited by), Rob Smith (Edited by)

9781316615492, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2016

96 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm, 0.15 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 Miller'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 Miller's contribution
Text and notes: The portrait of the Miller (from The General Prologue)
The Miller's prologue
The Miller's tale
Comparing The Miller's Tale with The Knight's Tale
Chaucer's pilgrims
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Geoffrey Chaucer
Town versus gown: Life in Oxford in the fourteenth century
Astronomy and astrology
Religion and its place in everyday society
Discussion questions
Glossary of frequently used words

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