Merchant's Prologue and Tale

Cambridge School Chaucer is a new series exploring The Canterbury Tales and Chaucer's world through activities which challenge and inspire students. The Merchant's Prologue and Tale has been carefully annotated to enable modern readers to understand the Middle English text which is placed in its fourteenth-century context. Illustrations and a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage also contribute to help bring the tale to life. There is also a running synopsis of the story, an explanation of unfamiliar words and a wide range of classroom-tested activities and suggestions for study. The description of the teller from The General Prologue introduces this vivid character.Chaucer, Geoffrey is the author of 'Merchant's Prologue and Tale' with ISBN 9780521046312 and ISBN 0521046319.