Explain the top one is "translated", but why

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2017-06-04 07:11:46 Post No. 9593416
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:11:46 Post No. 9593416 [Report]

Explain

~~the top one is "translated", but why is it so much smaller?~~

Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:12:42 Post No.9593417
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:12:42 Post No.9593417 [Report]

Abridgement?

Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:22:46 Post No.9593441
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:22:46 Post No.9593441 [Report]

I'm going to assume that the lower one has a wealth of essays and such.

Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:28:15 Post No.9593452
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:28:15 Post No.9593452 [Report]

>>9593416
Most modern editions present an abridged selection of the more representative tales. Even the Norton edition has only a fraction of the whole. It seems that the thiccer copy is not only compleat but is speled inne thee originalle Middle English. Nice cop, OP.

Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:30:49 Post No.9593454
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 07:30:49 Post No.9593454 [Report]

>>9593416
They even abridged his first name in the top one. Should tell you enough OP.

Anonymous 2017-06-04 08:36:35 Post No.9593537
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 08:36:35 Post No.9593537 [Report]

>>9593416
I'd get Riverside Chaucer OP, best version

Anonymous 2017-06-04 08:51:41 Post No.9593569
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 08:51:41 Post No.9593569 [Report]

>>9593416
bottom has loads of notes

Anonymous 2017-06-04 09:50:43 Post No.9593701
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 09:50:43 Post No.9593701 [Report]

>>9593416
It's the original middle English with plenty of notes to help understand, hence it being thicc

Anonymous 2017-06-04 10:04:09 Post No.9593735
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 10:04:09 Post No.9593735 [Report]

I own the top one, it isn't abridged.

Anonymous 2017-06-04 10:05:38 Post No.9593738
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 10:05:38 Post No.9593738 [Report]

>>9593416
You vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about.

Anonymous 2017-06-04 05:22:26 Post No.9594905
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 05:22:26 Post No.9594905 [Report]

>>9593738
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 05:23:43 Post No.9594911
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Anonymous 2017-06-04 05:23:43 Post No.9594911 [Report]

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