The approach to Chaucer : prose tales / by Emily Underdown, modern verse renderings by R.H. Horne, Leigh Hunt and Thomas Powell
1926, Second Edition. London : Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #406438
Physical description: v, 190 pages frontispiece (portrait), illustrations 16 cm. Notes: 'First published in the series May 1925; modified from the volume formerly known as "The Gateway to Chaucer"' - tp verso. Contents: Geoffrey Chaucer / Emily Underdown -- "Nature's sweet chorister" from Chaucer's The flower and the leaf / Thomas Powell -- The legend of Ariadne from Chaucer's A legend of good women / Thomas Powell -- Some of the Canterbury pilgrims / Emily Underdown -- The knight, the squire, and the yeoman / R.H. Horne -- The knight's tale of Palamon and Arcite / Emily Underdown -- The squire's tale / Leigh Hunt -- More of the Canterbury pilgrims / Emily Underdown -- The prioress and the parson / R.H. Horne -- The priest's tale / Emily Underdown -- The clerk of Oxford / R.H. Horne -- The clerk of Oxford's tale / Emily Underdown -- The franklin / R.H. Horne -- The franklin's tale / Emily Underdown -- The man of law / R.H. Horne -- The man of law's tale / Emily Underdown -- The wife of Bath / R.H. Horne -- The wife of Bath's tale / Emily Underdown -- Epilogue. Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 Criticism and interpretation; Maps ; Bibliography; Medieval literature.
Price: €12.95