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1	Canterbury Tales more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer The RSC's alternative Christmas show this year: a new two-part dramatisation of one of the greatest books in the English language "Befell that in that season on that day/ In Southwark at The Tabard - as I lay/ Ready to wenden on my pilgrimage/ To Canterb'ry with full devout courage -/ At night was come into that hostelry/ Well nine-and-twenty in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Favorite Medieval Tales more books like this by Mary Pope Osborne, Troy Howell (Illustrator) This collection of nine treasured tales from medieval Europe include stories of Beowulf, King Arthur, Sir Gawain, the French hero Roland, and the brave young prince Hagan. Background materials include historic notes, a map of 12th century England, and a glossary. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $65.15! \| first editions
3	Selected Canterbury Tales more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer Delightful collection includes the General Prologue plus three of the most popular tales: "The Knight's Tale," "The Miller's Prologue and Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale." In modern English. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
4	Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Selected): An Interlinear Translation more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer, Vincent F Hopper (Translator) Each line of the original Middle English is followed by a line of modern English "translation." Includes biography of Chaucer, interpretive introduction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Canterbury Tales: Nine Tales and the General Prologue: Authoritative Text, Sources and Backgrounds, Criticism more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer, V A Kolve (Editor), Glending Olson (Editor) For this new critical edition of "The Canterbury Tales", the editors have selected the most popular and admired of Chaucer's tales, together with the complete General Prologue. Each tale is presented in Chaucer's original verse but with modern spelling and substantial glossing. As with all Norton Critical Editions, "The Canterbury Tales" also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.20! \| first editions
6	Curious Myths of the Middle Ages more books like this by Sabine Baring-Gould Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, first published in 1866, is a collection of 24 of the most commonly held superstitions of the Medieval era. For each story, Baring-Gould presents his research into the history and possible inspiration for the myth. Included among these familiar tales are: . The Wandering Jew, the story of the Jewish shoemaker who ... see all copies from $2.97! new only from $21.23! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Mabinogion more books like this by Lady Charlotte Guest Composed in a golden age of Celtic storytelling in the 13th century or earlier, this collection of 12 Welsh prose tales is a masterpiece of European literature. This unabridged republication of a stand edition includes a Publisher's Note and the original Introduction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
8	The Mabinogion more books like this by Gwyn Jones Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Canterbury Tales more books like this by Pearsall This work provides a full critical introduction to the complete "Canterbury Tales". see all copies from $3.80! new only from $35.35! \| SVS
10	The Canterbury Tales: A Selection more books like this by Geoffrey Chaucer, Frank Grady (Foreword by) The "Canterbury Tales" were originally planned to include over 100 stories, but Chaucer completed only 22. The device of using a pilgrimage as a setting for the telling of tales was not uncommon--medieval pilgrims traditionally told stories to liven up the long trek--but Chaucer's version is infinitely more sophisticated, matching the teller and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Critical Essays on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales more books like this by Malcolm Andrew (Editor) This book offers a collection of reprinted essays and extracts on the "Canterbury Tales". Its purpose is twofold; both to make available a selection of influential and stimulating interpretations, and to facilitate appreciation of the the evolving tradition of critical writing on Chaucer's elusive work. Essays and extracts have been chosen not ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12	An Ars Legendi for Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: Re-Constructive Reading more books like this by Delores W. Frese, Dolores Warwick Frese This study argues that the Ellesmere Manuscript of the "Canterbury Tales" represents Chaucer's own final plans for the order and number of the "Tales", traditionally thought to be unfinished at the time of the poet's death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
13 view cover	Medieval Russian Epics, Chronicles and Tales more books like this by Serge A Zenkovsky see all copies from $2.44! new only from $12.37! \| SVS
14 view cover	Canterbury Tales, Notes more books like this by Bruce Nicoll see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
15 view cover	Mabinogion more books like this by Jeffrey Gantz (Designer) Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the "Mabinogion" passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know. Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere. In "Math Son of Mathonwy" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales more books like this by Helen Cooper The three Oxford Guides to Chaucer are written by scholars of international repute, with the purpose of summarizing what is known about his works and offering interpretations based on recent advances in both historical knowledge and theoretical understanding. They will provide readers at every level with new interpretations and ideas, with ... see all copies from $26.88! new only from $46.73! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Mabinogion more books like this by Nathaniel Anonymous A medieval folk-saga originally recited orally by Welsh bards, THE MABINOGION consists of 11 stories about King Pwyll, his wife Rhiannon, and their son Pryderi. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.09! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Prince of Annwn more books like this by Evangeline Walton see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Earthly Paradise more books like this by William Morris Originally published in 1903. Author: William Morris Language: English Keywords: Literature / Poetry Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $35.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	Children of Llyr more books like this by Evangeline Walton see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Geoffrey Chaucer more books like this by Professor Harold Bloom (Editor) Fourteenth-century author, poet, and civil servant Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for "The Canterbury Tales," his major literary achievement. "The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of stories as told by fictional pilgrims on their way to the cathedral at Canterbury. The work is remarkable for its use of the English vernacular and its realistic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.98! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Bk of Reykjaholar more books like this by Marianne E Kalinke In this study Marianne E. Kalinke examines what may be considered the last great medieval legendary, the Book of Reykjaholar, produced on the very eve of the Reformation. The significance of this legendary resides in its preserving in Icelandic translation a group of otherwise unattested medieval Low German saints' lives. Kalinke presents a ... see all copies from $2.33! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
23 view cover	Aucassin and Nicolette and Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends more books like this by Eugene Mason (Translator) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Huon of the Horn more books like this by Norton see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Chaucer's Canterbury Tales more books like this by Joseph Gibaldi (Editor) Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 1059-1133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, student teachers, education specialists, and ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $15.95!

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