Fisher's work is a vivid, lively, and readable translation of the most famous work of England's premier medieval poet.
This edition of The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by James Winny, detailed notes and a ...
This special edition of “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” includes the “The General Prologue,” “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue,” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” in original Middle English and modern translated versions.
The Wyves Tale of Bathe and prologue are among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
In the story she tells, a knight who has raped a young maiden is sentenced to death, but granted a last-minute reprieve: if he is able to discover what women want most within a year, his life will be spared.
What Women Want Most
The Haberdasher, The Carpenter, The Weaver, The Dyer, The Tapestry Maker A Haberdasher, and a Carpenter, a Weaver, a Dyer, and a Tapestry Maker journeyed with us. And they were all clothed in one livery of a solemn and great fraternity.
Geoffrey Chaucer. Includes two complete versions of the story--the original language on the left and a line-by-line translation on the right. 90 pages. Tale Blazers.
A provocative, immersive medieval novel starring one of literature’s most unforgettable characters in her own words—Chaucer’s bold and libidinous Wife of Bath. “So damned readable and fun…This is the story of a woman fighting for ...
The three medieval texts that make up ""Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves"" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years.