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521 pages • first pub 1390 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140424386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 04 February 2003
Description
Nevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English.In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterl...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,516 reviews
Moods
adventurous 60%
challenging 56%
lighthearted 36%
reflective 28%
informative 15%
dark 12%
emotional 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 4%
sad 4%
tense 4%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 39% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 21% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 34% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Antisemitism, Misogyny, MurderModerate
Sexual content, Rape, Violence
521 pages • first pub 1390 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140424386
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 04 February 2003
Description
Nevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English.In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterl...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,516 reviews
Moods
adventurous 60%
challenging 56%
lighthearted 36%
reflective 28%
informative 15%
dark 12%
emotional 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 4%
sad 4%
tense 4%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 39% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 21% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 34% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Misogyny, MurderModerate
Sexual content, Rape, Violence