Emile Legouis / Geoffrey Chaucer
Ce livre est une traduction française des ’Contes de Canterbury’ de Geoffroy Chaucer, un des poètes anglais les plus célèbres du Moyen Âge. Les contes racontent les aventures de pèlerins qui se rendent à Canterbury pour visiter le tombeau de Saint Thomas Becket. Les contes sont connus pour leur humour, leur satire sociale et leur représentation vivante des différentes classes sociales de l’Angleterre médiévale. Cette traduction française est accompagnée d’une introduction et de notes par Émile Legouis, un éminent critique littéraire français.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.