The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale

The classic respected series in a stunning new design.

Geoffrey Chaucer (Author), James Winny (Edited by)

9781316615607, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 August 2016

154 pages
19 x 11.9 x 0.7 cm, 0.15 kg

The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by James Winny, detailed notes and a comprehensive glossary.

Introduction
Some notes on Chaucer's usage of Middle English
Note on the text
The Portrait of the Wife of Bath
The Wife of Bath's Prologue
The Wife of Bath's Tale
Notes
Appendix 1: Chaucer's Ballade of Gentillesse
Notes to Appendix 1
Appendix 2: Theophrastus on Marriage
Glossary.

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