Book
Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key
- Published
- 2010
- Genre
- Classics
- Publisher
- Sagwan Press
- Pages
- 325
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25032527-chaucer-for-children?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_34
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–15
- Ambleside year
- Year 7 onwards · ages 12–15
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
This book, and its author, Mary Eliza Haweis (who wrote using her married name), are widely credited with reviving Chaucer's poetry in the modern world. These stories from The Canterbury Tales, along with some of Chaucer's shorter poems, were the first to be presented in their original Middle English format alongside contemporary English. In addition, the translations are supplemented by copious footnotes providing many fascinating details and background information, setting the scene, tone, and history of each of these marvelous tales. In addition to the extensive translations and retellings, the author also provided all of the illustrations: her pre-Raphaelite style drawings transforming an already classic piece of English literature into a work of art.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781340072964
- ISBN-10
- 1340072963
Tags
ChaucerChildren'sClassicsEnglandIllustratedStories