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The table of contents maps grouped narrative sections, including major tales such as The Knight’s Tale, The Miller’s Tale, The Reeve’s Tale, and others through to the final Parson’s Tale and Chaucer’s Retractions. Supporting materials include a biographical introduction to Chaucer’s life and an introduction to translator Nevill Coghill.","Geoffrey Chaucer  \nTHE CANTERBURY TALE S  \nTranslated into Modern English by Nevill Coghill  \nContents  \nINTRODUCTION: Chaucer’s Life – Chaucer’s Works  \nThe Canterbury Tales  \n[GROUP A]  \nTHE PROLOGUE  \nTHE KNIGHT’S TALE  \nWords between the Host and the Miller  \nTHE MILLER’S TALE  \nThe Reeve’s Prologue  \nTHE REEVE’S TALE  \nThe Cook’s Prologue  \nTHE COOK’S TALE  \n[GROUP B]  \nIntroduction to the Man of Law’s Tale  \nThe Man of Law’s Prologue  \nTHE MAN OF LAW’S TALE  \nEpilogue to the Man of Law’s Tale  \nTHE SHIPMAN’S TALE  \nWords of the Host to the Shipman and the Prioress  \nThe Prioress’s Prologue THE PRIORESS’S TALE Words of the Host to Chaucer  \nCHAUCER’S TALE OF SIR TOPAZ The Host stops Chaucer’s Tale of Sir Topaz CHAUCER’S TALE OF MELIBEE (in synopsis) Words of the Host to the Monk  \nTHE MONKS TALE  \n(Lucifer, Adam, Samson, Hercules, Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Zenobia, King Peter of Spain, King Peter of Cyprus, Bernabo Visconti of Lombardy, Count Ugolino of Pisa, Nero, Holofernes, King Antiochus the Illustrious, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Croesus)  \nWords of the Knight and the Host THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE  \nWords of the Host to the Nun’s Priest [GROUP C]  \nTHE PHYSICIAN’S TALE  \nWords of the Host to the Physician and to the Pardoner The Pardoner’s Prologue  \nTHE PARDONER’S TALE  \n[GROUP D]  \nThe Wife of Bath’s Prologue  \nWords between the Summoner and the Friar THE WIFE OF BATH’S TALE  \nThe Friar’s Prologue THE FRIAR’S TALE The Summoner’s Prologue THE SUMMONER’S TALE  \n[GROUP E] The Clerk’s Prologue THE CLERK’S TALE  \nChaucer’s Envoy to the Clerk’s Tale The Merchant’s Prologue  \nTHE MERCHANT’S TALE Epilogue to the Merchant’s Tale  \n[GROUP F] The Squire’s Prologue THE SQUIRE’S TALE  \nWords of the Franklin to the Squire and of the Host to the Franklin The Franklin’s Prologue  \nTHE FRANKLIN’S TALE [GROUP G]  \nThe Second Nun’s Prologue THE SECOND NUN’S TALE The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue THE CANON’S YEOMAN’S TALE  \n[GROUP H]  \nThe Manciple’s Prologue  \nTHE MANCIPLE’S TALE [GROUP I]  \nThe Parson’s Prologue  \nTHE PARSON’S TALE (in synopsis)  \nChaucer’s Retractions NOTES  \nFollow Penguin  \nPENGUIN CLASSICS  \nTHE CANTERBURY TALES  \nGeoffrey Chaucer was born in London, the son of a vintner, in about 1342. He is known to have been a page to the Countess of Ulster in 1357, and Edward III valued him highly enough to pay a part of his ransom in 1360, after he had been captured fighting in France.  \nIt was probably in France that Chaucer’s interest in poetry was first aroused. Certainly he soon began to translate the long allegorical poem of courtly love, the Roman de la Rose. His literary experience was further increased by visits to the Italy of Boccaccio on the King’s business, and he was well-read in several languages and on many topics, such as astronomy, medicine, physics and alchemy.  \nChaucer rose in royal employment, and became a knight of the shire for Kent (1385–6) and a Justice of the Peace. A lapse of favour during the temporary absence of his steady patron, John of Gaunt (to whom he was connected by his marriage), gave him time to begin organizing his unfinished Canterbury Tales. Later his fortunes revived, and at his death in 1400 he was buried in Westminster Abbey.  \nThe order of his works is uncertain, but they include The Book of the Duchess, The House ofFame, The Parliament ofFowls, Troilus and Criseyde and a translation of Boethius’ De Consolatione Philosophiae.  \nProfessor Nevill Coghill held many appointments at Oxford University, where he was Merton Professor of English Literature from 1957 to 1966, and later became Emeritus Fellow of Exeter and Merton Colleges. He was born in 1899 and educated at Haileybury and Exeter College, Oxford, and served in the Great War after 1917 . He wrote several books on English Literature, and had a keen interest in drama, particularly Shakespearean. For many years he was a strong supporter of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, and produced plays in London and Oxford. 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