false 2696 166 986234 book 1400 total:18317|5:3294|4:5805|3:6229|2:2275|1:714| 18317 63641 22863 692 4 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Mar 22 12:02:42 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 22 12:07:56 -0700 2007 The Canterbury Tales so much that I memorized the prologue in Old English (and can still partially recite it)...

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*declares war on abbreviation*

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The General Prologue

A nice introduction to Chaucer's conceit, his characters, storytellers all, and his conversational style. One thing that surprises me, is Chaucer's tendency to halt his narrative for litt...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 01 08:23:51 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 17 14:04:03 -0800 2008 The Canterbury Tales is difficult, not because the book/collection isn't worthy of a review, but because it is so widely variant and has so many nuances to be discussed.

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The original short story collection. Read translated into modern English in high school, in Middle English in college. Loved it both times. The stories are at turns beautiful, ribald, tragic and funny.

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