书目

The Canterbury Tales

内容简介

Withtheirastonishingdiversityoftoneandsubjectmatter,TheCanterburyTaleshavebecomeoneofthetouchstonesofmedievalliterature.TranslatedhereintomodernEnglish,thesetalesofamotleycrowdofpilgrimsdrawnfromallwalksoflife-fromknighttonun,millertomonk-revealapictureofEnglishlifeinthefourteenthcenturythatisasrobustasitisrepresentative.TranslatedbyNevillCoghill

作者简介

GeoffreyChaucer(c.1342-1400)hadacareerinroyalserviceasamemberofthecourtandadiplomat.Hisliterarywork,notableforitsrangeofgenres,helpedestablishtheEnglishliterarytradition.NevillCoghill(1899-1980)heldmanyappointmentsatOxfordUniversity.HistranslationofChaucer'sTroilusandCriseydeisalsopublishedbyPenguinClassics.

目录

丛书

Penguin Classics

—  END  —