The Canterbury Tales

by Derek Pearsall

This classic and eminently readable work provides a full critical introduction to the complete Canterbury Tales .

Genres: Medieval, Literature

396 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

Derek Pearsall (b.1931) is a prominent medievalist and Chaucerian who has written and published widely on Chaucer, Langland, Gower, manuscript studies, and medieval history and culture.

He is the Co-director, Emeritus, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York; Gurney Professor of English Literature, Emeritus, Harvard University. He earned a B.A. in 1951 and an M.A. in 1952 from the University of Birmingham .