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The Selected Canterbury Tales: A New Verse Translation Paperback – April 9, 2012

by Geoffrey Chaucer (Author), Sheila Fisher (Translator)
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"A truly remarkable achievement." ―Barry Unsworth

In the tradition of Seamus Heaney’s Beowulf and Marie Borroff’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sheila Fisher’s The Selected Canterbury Tales is a vivid, lively, and readable translation of the most famous work of England’s premier medieval poet. Preserving Chaucer’s rhyme and meter, Fisher makes these tales accessible to a contemporary ear while inviting readers to the Middle English original on facing pages. Her informative introduction highlights Chaucer’s artistic originality in his memorable portrayals of surprisingly modern women and men from across the spectrum of medieval society.
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"In setting the scene for an informed understanding of Chaucer and his background, Fisher shows herself a true professional."
― Peter Green, New Republic

"Shelia Fisher's vibrant new verse translation captures in contemporary English the rhymes, the rhythms, the wit, the earnestness, and the game of the best-known Canterbury Tales."
― Warren Ginsberg, Knight Professor of the Humanities, Univeristy of Oregon

About the Author

Sheila Fisher is Professor of English at Trinity College (Hartford). She is the author of Chaucer’s Poetic Alchemy: A Study of Value and Its Transformation in The Canterbury Tales, and the editor (with Janet E. Halley) of Seeking the Woman in Late Medieval and Renaissance Writings: Essays in Feminist Contextual Criticism, as well as essays on the Gawain-poet, Julian of Norwich, and Margery Kempe.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 039334178X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (April 9, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780393341782
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393341782
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.4 x 8.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 43 ratings

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Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 - 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.

While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. He is best known today for The Canterbury Tales.

Chaucer was a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin.

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  • Scotty
    5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible and enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2013
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    I often skip the introduction to books but did not in this instance. the introduction gave some really interesting information and background about Chaucer, and context about the times in which it was written, which made subsequent reading more enjoyable.

    I love the translation and also enjoyed sometimes looking to see what the original verse looks like (easy to do because the original verse is on the opposite page.)
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    5.0 out of 5 stars so the reader can enjoy both, and the translation really helps understanding
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015
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    Chaucerian language on verso, modern verse translation on recto, so the reader can enjoy both, and the translation really helps understanding.
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  • Amanda Gonzalez
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great translation
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016
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    It took only a few pages of this novel to get me hooked on the stories. I really enjoyed how the introduction gave me some insight into Chaucer background/ life. The background given on the time in which the stories were written also made for that much more of an enjoyable read. This translation is absolutely one of the better ones because it included the original verses in middle English. Having the translation along with the original version of the story side by side makes you want to try your tongue at old English and read/ re-read the verses out loud. Sheila Fisher has achieved an impeccable blend of a professional/scholarly work with a piece of fine art. Her book is incredibly brilliant.
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  • Risa N. Alonso
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021
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    Good book, nice copy.
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  • MomLife🖤
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Translation!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2018
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    This is a great translation of The Canterbury Tales. I like that the book has the original text on the left and the translation on the right.
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  • young ss
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2016
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  • Richard Potter
    1.0 out of 5 stars No Middle English text is included in the Kindle version!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017
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    This Kindle version is somewhat of a fraud, frankly. The paperback version--which I subsequently had to buy for a class--has the Tales in both Modern English and Middle English, with the latter shown on each facing page. However, the Kindle version only has the Modern English text, so you will be absolutely lacking the opportunity to view or review the Middle English text. There is no warning in the description that this is what you are getting in Kindle--or not getting in this case!
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  • pk
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not the same as the Print Edition!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2013
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    The Kindle edition is NOT the side-by-side bilingual edition with the same cover in print. There's no Middle English here at all. You get half as much for your money. False advertising.
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