{"product_id":"the-canterbury-tales-paperback-9","title":"The Canterbury Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. Laing Purves\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. W. Maxcey\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Canterbury Tales is Geoffrey Chaucer's enduring look into medieval life. Aristocratic high life, working class ribaldry, and lowly common outlooks all mix in Chaucer's timelss tales. On thier pilgrimage to the Cathedral in Canterbury, a traveling party of mixed classes repeat tales of chivalry, honor, humor, and rawness. This spyglass into English life in the Middle Ages is edited by 19th Century literature professor D. Laing Purves and enriched by an introduction by contemporary historian J. W. Maxcey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer was born c. 1343 in Medieval England. Throughout his life he served in various capacities for the King of England, including as coutier and diplomat. He fought in the Hundred Year's War against France, traveled to Italy to resolve Church disputes, and retired in Westminster Abbey where he is today interred in it's honored poet's corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431052918962,"sku":"9781502514257","price":19.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/47ebcdd5aa7d73e8ceb373eafc668f9c.webp?v=1778583080","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-canterbury-tales-paperback-9","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}