Geoffrey Chaucer (13 kníh)
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Geoffrey Chaucer Ptačí sněm / The Parliament of Fowls CZDíky své delikátní formě a vytříbenému obsahu, spojujícímu ty nejlepší prvky středověké básnické tradice, si Ptačí sněm anglického básníka Geoffreyho Chaucera (asi 1343–1400) zajistil nejen výsadní postavení v rámci autorova rozsáhlého díla, ale rovněž platí za klenot středověkého literárního kánonu. Skladba komorní délky zachycuje básníka neznalého lásky, jenž po dni stráveném nad latinskými spisy usíná neklidným…
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENHumorné a častokrát aj kruté príbehy obyvateľov Talianska 15. storočia pripomínajúce rôznorodé rozprávania z Dekameronu. The Canterbury Tales, compiled in the late fourteenth century, is an incisive portrait, infused with Chaucer's wry wit and vibrant, poetical languauge. He evokes a spectrum of colourful characters, from the bawdy Wife of Bath to the gallant Knight, the fastidious Prioress and the burly,…
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENAs Chaucer’s 14tH century pilgrims set off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, they all agree to tell a story. The five well-known tales in this reader present, in a charming and often humorous style, many aspects of the human condition: life, death, strength, weakness, good, evil, greed and, of course, love.
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENBeyond all doubt the greatest work of English literature before Shakespeare, Chaucer's The Canterbury Talesbrings together an unforgettable group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, pilgrims who came from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and the famously lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable,…
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENBeyond its importance as a literary work of unvarnished genius, Geoffrey Chaucer's unfinished epic poem is also one of the most beloved works in the English language-and for good reason: It is lively, absorbing, perceptive, and outrageously funny. But despite the brilliance of Chaucer's work, the continual evolution of our language has rendered his words unfamiliar to many of us. Esteemed poet, translator, and…
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENRenowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, The Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a…
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENIn The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of…
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury TalesA group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad....
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury TalesClassic / British English. 'We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.' The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury...
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Geoffrey Chaucer Trolius a Kriseida CZNovinkou v řadě překladů anglické poezie je dílo Geoffreyho Chaucera Troilus a Kriseida, které se považuje za první „psychologický román“ v evropské literatuře. Báseň byla napsána někdy před rokem 1385 a svým způsobem dovršuje umělecký vývoj jednoho z hlavních tématických okruhů středověké poezie – příběhů o trojské válce. Je však už plodem huizingovského „podzimu středověku“ a je kromě Románu o růži Guillauma de…
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