The Canterbury Tales (Middle English)


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Chaucer's famous and important work is predicated upon the premise that a group of Christian folks from various occupations, familiar in the Middle Ages and a goodly number of them in the Church, are on a pilgrimage to worship at the burial site of Thomas Becket in the Cathedral at Canterbury. The host suggests that to pass the time each traveler tell a tale. So, we are entertained by quite a variety of stories, almost all of which, though, have a moral purpose. Of course, Chaucer and his folk spoke an English that is between the Anglo-Saxon beginnings, which is totally foreign to us, and the Modern. This form of English, therefore, is called Middle English, which can sometimes sound somewhat familiar and at other times be absolutely incoherent to the modern ear. (Summary by Jim Locke) (24 hr 18 min)

Chapitres

The Prologue 57:15 Lu par Tony Addison
The Knight's Tale - Part One 44:19 Lu par Tony Addison
The Knight's Tale - Part Two 36:55 Lu par Tony Addison
The Knight's Tale - Part Three 42:59 Lu par Tony Addison
The Knight's Tale - Part Four 46:00 Lu par Tony Addison
The Miller's Tale 53:23 Lu par Tony Addison
The Reeve's Tale 32:49 Lu par Tony Addison
The Cook's Tale 8:36 Lu par Tony Addison
The Man of Law's Prologue 12:19 Lu par Tony Addison
The Man of Law's Tale - Part One 20:03 Lu par Tony Addison
The Man of Law's Tale - Part Two 39:14 Lu par Tony Addison
The Man of Law's Tale - Part Three 21:35 Lu par Tony Addison
The Shipman's Tale 34:39 Lu par Tony Addison
The Prioress's Tale 20:39 Lu par Tony Addison
Chaucer's Tale of Thopas 12:38 Lu par Jim Locke
The Tale of Melibeus - Part One 33:35 Lu par Jim Locke
The Tale of Melibeus - Part Two 30:32 Lu par Jim Locke
The Tale of Melibeus - Part Three 29:36 Lu par Jim Locke
The Tale of Melibeus - Part Four 31:47 Lu par Jim Locke
The Monk's Tale - Part One 31:01 Lu par Jim Locke
The Monk's Tale - Part Two 23:39 Lu par Jim Locke
The Nonne Prestes Tale - Part One 27:08 Lu par Jim Locke
The Nonne Prestes Tale - Part Two 16:55 Lu par Jim Locke
The Phisician's Tale and Words of the Host 18:35 Lu par Jim Locke
The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale 34:49 Lu par Jim Locke
The Wife of Bath's Prologue - Part One 28:18 Lu par Jim Locke
The Wife of Bath's Prologue - Part Two 20:24 Lu par Jim Locke
The Tale of the Wife of Bath 22:27 Lu par Jim Locke
The Friar's Prologue and Tale 22:45 Lu par Jim Locke
The Summoner's Prologue and Tale 32:04 Lu par Jim Locke
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale - Parts One, Two, and Three 34:15 Lu par Jim Locke
The Clerk's Tale - Parts Four, Five, and Six and Lenvoy de Chaucer 32:17 Lu par Jim Locke
The Marchante's Prologue and Tale - Part One 32:42 Lu par Jim Locke
The Marchante's Tale - Part Two - and Epilogue 27:55 Lu par Jim Locke
The Squier's Prologue and Tale and Words of the Frankelin 35:13 Lu par Jim Locke
The Frankelin's Prologue and Tale - Part 1 25:14 Lu par Jim Locke
The Frankeleyn's Tale - Part 2 24:23 Lu par Jim Locke
The Seconde Nonnes Prologue and Tale 30:45 Lu par Jim Locke
The Canon Yeoman's Prologue and Tale - Part 1 24:20 Lu par Jim Locke
The Chanouns Yemannes Tale - Part 2 25:42 Lu par Jim Locke
The Ma(u)nciple's Prologue and Tale 19:57 Lu par Jim Locke
The Parson's (Persones) Prologue and Tale - Part 1 39:02 Lu par Jim Locke
The Parson's Tale - Part 2 37:42 Lu par Jim Locke
The Parson's Tale - Part 3 38:00 Lu par Jim Locke
The Parson's Tale - Part 4 36:59 Lu par Jim Locke
The Parson's Tale - Part 5 26:37 Lu par Jim Locke
The Parson's Tale - Part 6 26:56 Lu par Jim Locke
Appendix to Group A - The Tale of Gamelyn - Part 1 33:02 Lu par Jim Locke
The Tale of Gamelyn - Part 2 20:58 Lu par Jim Locke