The Pardoner's Tale (English Classics) - Softcover

Geoffrey Chaucer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0174441096 ISBN 13: 9780174441090

Publisher: Nelson Thornes Ltd

Synopsis

According to Harold Bloom, Chaucer is one of those great writers who defeat almost all criticism. Nevertheless, this volume pulls together some of the best criticism on The Pardoner's Tale, which is a part of Canterbury Tales.

The title, Geoffrey Chaucer's The Pardoner's Tale, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Geoffrey Chaucer's The Pardoner's Tale through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Geoffrey Chaucer, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.

About this title

About the Author

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat (courtier), and diplomat. He is often referred to as the Father of English Literature.

Review

... recommended for young readers (for the illustrations as well as for the retellings... -- TES TEACHER 20020705 A TALE that is more than 600 years old and still has the power to hld children's interest has got to be worth a look. -- Aberdeen Evening News 20020701

Edition details

• Publisher: Nelson Thornes Ltd
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0174441096
• ISBN 13: 9780174441090
• Binding: Paperback