by Geoffrey Chaucer · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434580596
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«Cuentos de Canterbury» is the collection of medieval tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published by Salvat in paperback, in Spanish.
A group of pilgrims from different social backgrounds travels to Canterbury and, along the way, tells stories to liven up the journey. Through characters such as the knight, the miller, the friar, or the Wife of Bath, Chaucer paints a varied portrait of medieval England.
The original title of the work is The Canterbury Tales; this edition is part of the Biblioteca Básica Salvat collection, number 56.
For students of literature and readers of medieval classics; it is often read in schools.
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, writer and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the 'father of English literature', or alternatively, the 'father of English poetry'. He was the first writer to be buried in what has since become Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
