Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
El conde Lucanor El conde Lucanor Don Juan Manuel En *El conde Lucanor* alcanzan culminación y síntesis las tradiciones cuentísticas del mundo oriental y de los predicadores cristianos. La popularidad obtenida por los exempla incluidos en la primera… OL249192W
Species, phantasms, and images Species, phantasms, and images Carolyn P. Collette "Species, Phantasms and Images situates Chaucer's poetry within a number of discourse communities that have not generally been recognized as the intellectual context of Chaucer's work and creates new… OL3272058W
Medieval Tales Medieval Tales Jennifer Westwood,Jennifer Westwood Sixteen enduring tales from medieval England and France: The Tale of Chanticleer: The dragon of Rhodes; The Nightingale; The loathly lady; The knight with the two swords; Sir Launfal; The three young… OL3345127W
The physician's tale The physician's tale Geoffrey Chaucer xxix, 171 p. : 26 cm OL531593W
Selected Canterbury tales Selected Canterbury tales Geoffrey Chaucer A vivid, lively, and readable translation of the most famous work of England's premier medieval poet. Preserving Chaucer's rhyme and meter and faithfully articulating his poetic voice, Fisher makes C… OL531611W
The Portable Chaucer The Portable Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer A large selection of Chaucer's works, translated into modern English. OL531746W
The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales John E. Cunningham,Geoffrey Chaucer A collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly in verse, although some are in prose) are told as part of a story-telling conte… OL531767W
Tales from the Mabinogion Tales from the Mabinogion Richard Kennedy,Olwen Bowen Davies,Olwen Bowen Fifteen episodes from the Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh tales, recount the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings and princes. OL6833148W
Twentieth century interpretations of the Pardoner's tale Twentieth century interpretations of the Pardoner's tale Dewey R. Faulkner Literary critics and commentators examine and expound upon an important story in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Provides insight into a "classic gem of English literature." OL7201491W
Legends of Japan Legends of Japan Hiroshi Naito Twenty-two tales drawn from two Japanese masterpieces, the Konjaku Monogatari and the Tsurezure Gusa, by Kenko Yoshida, of the Heian and Kamakura periods. OL7225115W