The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale

The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by James Winny, detailed notes and a comprehensive glossary.

Introduction; Some notes on Chaucer's usage of Middle English; Note on the text; The Portrait of the Wife of Bath; The Wife of Bath's Prologue; The Wife of Bath's Tale; Notes; Appendix 1: Chaucer's Ballade of Gentillesse; Notes to Appendix 1; Appendix 2: Theophrastus on Marriage; Glossary.