{"product_id":"canterbury-tales-in-modern-english","title":"Canterbury Tales in Modern English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTranslated into readable, modern verse by J.U. Nicolson, this definitive volume compiles twenty-four stories shared among a diverse group of pilgrims. Traveling together from London to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury, characters like the Knight, the Miller, and the outspoken Wife of Bath engage in a storytelling contest to pass the time. The individual tales span across courtly romances, crude comedic farces, and moral fables. Through these narratives, Chaucer constructs an extensive social portrait of late-medieval English life, exposing the corruption of the Church, the rising merchant class, and timeless human vices. This specific 1934 publication is highly valued for its numerous stylized, two-color duotone illustrations and typography designed by famed American artist Rockwell Kent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Geoffrey Chaucer, Rockwell Kent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49749197947130,"sku":"NEE4\/39\/07202026","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/canterbury-tales-in-modern-english","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}