The Canterbury Tales Handbook
1 March 2020
BUILDS READING SKILLS FROM THE VERY FIRST CHAPTER
Developing solid Middle English reading skills at the start of the semester is essential to students’ success. This unique handbook devotes extra time to the General Prologue and the first few tales and builds comprehension through basic reading-research exercises.
LIVELY AND ACCESSIBLE DISCUSSIONS OF GENRES, SOURCES, CONTEXTS, AND MORE
In engaging and student-friendly prose, Elizabeth Scala contextualises each tale by genre and form and examines crucial matters such as the teller of the tale, historical background and critical history. She provides just enough information so that students can read or re-read Chaucer with confidence, knowing they can turn to the handbook for help with challenging language or unfamiliar concepts.
A GREAT VALUE ON ITS OWN—EVEN BETTER WHEN PACKAGED
Priced considerably lower than competing texts—in both print and digital form—this handbook is great value for any course in which The Canterbury Tales are taught in Middle English.
Developing solid Middle English reading skills at the start of the semester is essential to students’ success. This unique handbook devotes extra time to the General Prologue and the first few tales and builds comprehension through basic reading-research exercises.
LIVELY AND ACCESSIBLE DISCUSSIONS OF GENRES, SOURCES, CONTEXTS, AND MORE
In engaging and student-friendly prose, Elizabeth Scala contextualises each tale by genre and form and examines crucial matters such as the teller of the tale, historical background and critical history. She provides just enough information so that students can read or re-read Chaucer with confidence, knowing they can turn to the handbook for help with challenging language or unfamiliar concepts.
A GREAT VALUE ON ITS OWN—EVEN BETTER WHEN PACKAGED
Priced considerably lower than competing texts—in both print and digital form—this handbook is great value for any course in which The Canterbury Tales are taught in Middle English.
