书目

Canterbury Tales (Enriched Classic)

内容简介

TheprocessionthatcrossesChaucer'spagesisasfulloflifeandasrichlytexturedasamedievaltapestry.TheKnight,theMiller,theFriar,theSquire,thePrioress,theWifeofBath,andotherswhomakeupthecastofcharacters--includingChaucerhimself--arerealpeople,withhumanemotionsandweaknesses.WhenitisrememberedthatChaucerwroteinEnglishatatimewhenLatinwasthestandardliterarylanguageacrosswesternEurope,themagnitudeofhisachievementisevenmoreremarkable.ButChaucer'sgeniusneedsnohistoricalintroduction;itburstsforthfromeverypageofTheCanterburyTales.

作者简介

GeoffreyChaucer,consideredbymanytobeboththefatherofmodernEnglishpoetryandthefatherofthemodernEnglishnovel(forTroilusandCriseyde),alsodistinguishedhimselfinhislifetimeasacivilservantanddiplomatunderthreekingsofEngland.WhenhewastakenprisonerbytheFrench,theKinghimselfcontributedtohisransom.When,inlateryears,theKingwishedtorewardChaucerforhisservicestothecrown,hewasgranted--amongotherfavors--therighttodemandadailyjugofwinefromthepantryoftheroyalbutler.Towardtheendofhiscareer,hebecameaknightoftheshireforKent.ButitisforTheCanterburyTalesthatheisbestremembered.ThismasterpieceofEnglishliteraturemovedAldousHuxleytosay,"IfIdaredtowishforgenius,IwouldaskforthegracetowriteTheCanterburyTales."

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