{"product_id":"9780486161969","title":"The Canterbury Tales","description":"A group of pilgrims bound for Canterbury Cathedral agree to pass the weary miles by taking turns at storytelling. The travelers ― noble, coarse, jolly, and pious ― offer a vibrant portrait of fourteenth-century English life. Their narratives form English literature's greatest collection of chivalric romances, bawdy tales, fables, legends, and other stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e reflects a society in transition, as a middle class began to emerge from England's feudal system. Craftsmen and laborers ride side by side with the gentry on the road to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket, and their discussions and arguments about ethical issues mirror their changing world. The pilgrims' conversations and stories also reveal their individual personalities, and Chaucer's vivid, realistic characterizations assured the \u003ci\u003eTales\u003c\/i\u003e an instant and enduring success. Each pilgrim's story can be read separately and appreciated in its own right; all appear here in a lucid translation into modern English verse by J. U. Nicolson.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119923020016,"sku":"9780486161969","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486161969_p0.jpg?v=1763708469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486161969","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}