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Canterbury Tales, The (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

Author: Sarah Ray Voelker

Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 0738673293

REA's MAXnotes for Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

The Guide to Literary Terms (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

Author: Gail Rae

Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738672955

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REA's MAXnotes Guide to Literary Terms REA's book is a concise, easy-to-use guide to the literary terms and devices which high school and undergraduate students encounter most often. The main body of the book is an alphabetical listing of approximately 150 of the most-commonly encountered literary terms or devices. The entries are simplified to enable students with no knowledge of the terms to become comfortable with their uses in a short time. Each entry in the book includes a definition of the literary term or device, a history of the term's use and origin, and specific references to texts in which the term has been used.

Canterbury Tales Study Guide

Author: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Publisher:

Published: 2000-11-01

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9780078235481

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Provides teaching strategies, background, and suggested resources; reproducible student pages to use before, during, and after reading--Cover.

Study Guide to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Author: Intelligent Education

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02-10

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781645421467

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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, arguably the most famous of all Middle English literature. As a series of twenty-four stories, The Canterbury Tales was written in 1392 and tells of the pilgrimage of thirty people from various social classes to Canterbury. Moreover, Chaucer uses each story to represent a theme in order to exemplify the changing of societal roles. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Chaucer's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Tale of Two Cities, A (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

Author: Jeffrey Karnicky

Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0738673358

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REA's MAXnotes for Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each section of the work is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

The Handmaid's Tale (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

Author: Malcolm Foster

Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0738672904

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REA's MAXnotes for Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

The Canterbury Tales

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer

Publisher: Bantam Classics

Published: 1982-02-01

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 0553210823

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Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers twenty-nine of literature’s most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman. This new edition includes a comprehensive introduction that summarizes some of the most important historical events and movements that defined the world of Chaucer and his pilgrims; two additional tales (Reeve’s and Shipman’s); introductions for each tale designed to prepare the reader for a better understanding and enjoyment of the tale; newly written and conveniently placed explanatory notes; and a new, more easily understood system for learning to pronounce Chaucerian Middle English.

Oxford Guides to Chaucer: the Canterbury Tales

Author: Cooper Halen

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780198119784

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Gone with the Wind (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

Author: Gail Rae

Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.

Published: 2012-09-19

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 073867334X

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REA's MAXnotes for Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

Julius Caesar (MAXNotes Literature Guides)

Author: Joseph Scalia

Publisher: Research & Education Assoc.

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 0738673471

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REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Julius Caesar and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.