01167    a2200193   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002200057245002600079260001100105362000900116490002800125520070100153650002700854650002700881650002300908650001900931650002300950123366  a9780140622072  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aChaucer, Geoffrey10aThe Canterburry tales  aLondon0 a19960 aPeguin Popular Classics  aThe Canterbury Tales, compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical languauge. He evokes a spectrum of colorful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly, drunken Miller. As they go their way from Southwark to Canterbury, tales are told to pass the time, and the stories are as diverse as the narrators, encompassing themes such as adultery, revenge, courtly love, lechery, avarice and penitence. As humorous today as when it was written over six centuries ago, The Canterbury Tales remains one of the most popular and enjoyable of the classic works of literature. 4aYoung Adult Literature 4aMyths, Fables or Tales 4aHistorical Fiction 4aSocial Classes 4aClassic Literature