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The Knight's Tale: In Middle English (The Complete Classics)
The Knight's Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury. It concerns Theseus, returning from fighting at Thebes, two brother knights Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned but yearning for their loves. But the real hero of this recording is Richard Bebb who, with the help of Professor Derek Brewer, the leading expert on ...more
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by Naxos Audiobooks
(first published 1958)
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Part 2 of my occasional journey through The Canterbury Tales. The Knight's Tale is the first tale proper after the prologue and is an example of the Courtly Romance that was popular at the time (think the legends of King Arthur and that kind of stuff. These are the sort of tales that drove Don Quixote slightly mad. The story of Arcite and Palamon is an adaptation from an episode in Boccachio's Decameron and was an example of why Chaucer's idea of the tales was so inspired, in that this was a sto...more
While this story is not incredibly unique or complex, its sheer class lends it merit. Also, I can't help but respect a story that is told entirely in rhyming verse; kudos to Chaucer. It's especially fun to read aloud.
This is the Knight's Tale from The Canterburry Tale. I liked it okay, it was really cool that it is the first written piece of English Literature. The story itself wasn't the most exciting, but the writing was cool.
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England,classics,Mediaeval,Medieval,history
BCE
as a companion to The Two Noble Kinsmen
Witty and down-right dirty.
Rather waffly, and not really worth the effort it took to read it!
It was funny how the two cousins fell so quickly in love with Emily. It only took a second. Kind of... humorous.
It's a great tale; It;s weird how two cousins betraded each other,also one died due to a girl!w0w
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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – October 25, 1400?) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacu...more
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