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The Portable Chaucer: Revised Edition (Viking Portable Library) by Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Portable Chaucer

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Series: Viking Portable Library (47)

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Viking (1966), Unknown Binding

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This book has a collection of many short stories in it, each with humor, and each with a theme. It takes place in an inn, where a group of pilgrims are staying for the night. Then the inn keeper tells them, they each must tell a story. So each of the different pilgrims, with different occupations and personalities, tells a tale, until morning is reached. Most of the tales are bawdy,comical, and have a theme. The book takes the point of view from one of the pilgrims, named Chauser, who listens to the different tales, but never interacts in the story. The pros of this book would definitely be it's comedy, poetry, challenge, action and love. Also, the point of view from various occupations, one to another, is interesting. The cons of this book would be, it's tendency to use unmeaningful words just to complete a rhyme. ( )
  hermit | May 26, 2008 |
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