Book Description This work tells the story of 30 pilgrims who meet by chance at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, and journey together to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral. To pass the time along the way, they tell stories to one another, shot through with cunning wit and dry humour. About this book: Geoffey Chaucer (c.1340-1400) was one of the finest ...(展开全部)

This Norton Critical Edition includes the most admired of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales . Each is presented in the original language, with normalized spelling and substantial annotations for modern readers. Among the new added to the Second Edition are the much-requested "Merchant's Tale" and the "Tale of Sir Thopas." "Sources and Backgrounds" are included for the General Prolo...(展开全部)

This Norton Critical Edition includes the most admired of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales . Each is presented in the original language, with normalized spelling and substantial annotations for modern readers. Among the new added to the Second Edition are the much-requested "Merchant's Tale" and the "Tale of Sir Thopas." "Sources and Backgrounds" are included for the General Prolo...(展开全部)

《坎特伯雷故事(珍藏本)》由上海译文出版社出版。

《坎特伯雷故事(珍藏本)》由上海译文出版社出版。

赫尔曼·麦尔维尔（Herman Melville, 1819—1891） 美国伟大的小说家和诗人，被誉为美国的“莎士比亚”。代表作有长篇小说《白鲸》、中短篇小说集《阳台故事集》等。

First published in 1856, five years after the appearance of Moby Dick, The Piazza Tales comprises six of Herman Melville's finest short stories. Included are two sea tales that encompass the essence of Melville's art: "Benito Cereno", an exhilarating account of mutiny and rescue aboard a disabled slave ship, which is a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil, and...(展开全部)

Now in development to be an Amazon Studios series! Simon Stålenhag’s Tales from the Loop is a wildly successful crowd-funded project that takes viewers on a surprising sci-fi journey through various country and city landscapes―from small towns in Sweden and the deserts of Nevada to the bitter chill of Siberia―where children explore and engage with abandoned robots, vehicles, an...(展开全部)

十九世纪美国文学大家华盛顿·欧文(1783－1859)主要以游记随笔和传记作品获得盛名，被誉为美国文学的奠基者。他生前游历了英国、西班牙、法国、瑞士、意大利等很多欧洲国家，并通过勤奋的写作，生动再现了十九世纪欧洲的风物人情。 阿尔罕伯拉是伊斯兰摩尔人在西班牙的最后王国格拉纳达的辉煌宫殿建筑，也是摩尔人留给欧洲的、让欧洲基督教世界景仰有加的历史文明古迹。1832年作者根据在阿尔罕伯拉的亲身游历，撰写并出版了这部《阿尔罕伯拉》。在此书中，作者既生动描写了具有传奇色彩的故宫方方面面的景观，也以优美的笔调描绘了深受摩尔人影响的西班牙人民和他们的风俗人情，同时生动叙述了西班牙民间流传和历史上发生过的摩尔人的神话与传说故事。这部作品，既有游记随笔，又有传奇故事，开创了风格独特的游记文学文体。 像使作者获得国际声誉的第一部作品《英伦见闻录》一样，《阿尔罕伯拉》也是...(展开全部)

This 40th anniversary edition of Albert Lord's classic work includes a CD containing the original audio recording of all the passages of heroic songs quoted in the book; a video publication of the kinescopic filming of the most valued of the singers; and selected photographs taken during Milman Parry's collecting trips in the Balkans. Parry began recording and studying a live t...(展开全部)