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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

Start date: June 1, 2017

Finish date: September 1, 2017

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Dec 31, 2010 Everyman rated it it was amazing

Okay, so the language is a bit strange, you don't understand all the words, but go with it. Don't read it in a modernization and miss all of Chaucer's magnificent language (and much of his sly humor). You'll get used to it pretty soon, I promise you. And if you have any musicality in your soul, the cadences and richness of his imagery will captivate you.

If you thought the 14th century was prudish about its language and strict about its morality, you're in for a shock. Chaucer's richness includes ...more

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Dec 29, 2018 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: british-literature, read-2019, audio-books, poetry, fiction-14th-century

From BBC Radio 4 - Drama:
1/2 Queen of Ambridge amateur theatricals, Lynda Snell, takes charge of this barnstorming new adaptation of Chaucer’s classic tales. Join the cast of The Archers to enjoy stories of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex - with a little bit of magic thrown in for good measure.

“A festive feast of spellbinding stories and bawdy banter … Another Lynda Snell triumph!” – The Borchester Echo

Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Dramatised by Nick Warburton

Director …. Kim Greengr ...more

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