No Fear Shakespeare: The Canterbury Tales

By: Geoffrey Chaucer and Josh Cracraft and Hilary Teplitz and John Crowther

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Synopsis: Have you ever tried to read The Canterbury Tales but realized that you have to look up the definitions of half the words on the page? You want to enjoy Chaucer's poetry but decoding it one word at a time is beyond slow No Fear: The Canterbury Tales will fix that problem. When you can't decipher the original, look across to the right-hand page and you'll know what each word means and how they fit together. Soon you'll be reading Chaucer's own verse fearlessly--and actually enjoying it. No Fear: The Canterbury Tales puts Chaucer's language side by side with a facing-page modern English translation--the kind of English people actually speak today. When Chaucer's English makes your head spin, our translation will help you sort out what's happening, who's saying what, and why.