The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale

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

G. Chaucer (Author), David Kirkham (Edited by), Valerie Allen (Edited by)

9781316615485, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2016

82 pages
22.8 x 15 x 0.4 cm, 0.14 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 Pardoner'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 Pardoner's contribution
Text and notes: The portrait of the Pardoner (from The General Prologue)
Introduction to the Pardoner's tale
The Pardoner's prologue
The Pardoner's tale
The tale told by the Pardoner
Chaucer's pilgrims
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Geoffrey Chaucer
Background to the Pardoner's tale
Chaucer's self-examination as a poet
The role of the Church
Themes in the Pardoner's prologue and tale
Glossary of frequently used words

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