The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. to Which Are Added, an Essay Upon His Language and Versification, an Introductory Discourse, and Notes. in Four Volumes.

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. To which are added, an essay upon his language and versification, an introductory discourse, and notes. In four volumes. (Vol. 5. Containing a glossary.) [Edited by Thomas Tyrwhitt.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Chaucer, Geoffrey; Tyrwhitt, Thomas F. R. S.; 1822. 5 vol.; 8 . 1465.i.1. Contributor Bio:  Chaucer, Geoffrey Often referred to as the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, bureaucrat, diplomat, and author of many significant poems. Chaucer's writing was influential in English literary tradition, as it introduced new rhyming schemes and helped develop the vernacular tradition--the use of everyday English--rather than the literary French and Latin, which were common in written works of the time. Chaucer's best-known--and most imitated--works include The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess, and The House of Fame.