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, and 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 Chaucerian pronunciation, make the original Middle English not only comprehensible to the modern ear, but exciting.
The General Prologue and The Physician's Tale
UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 17 mins)
By Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrated By Richard Bebb, Philip Madoc, Michael Maloney
Overall
(14)
Performance
(4)
Story
(4)
The Canterbury Tales, written near the end of Chaucer's life and hence towards the close of the 14th century, is perhaps the greatest English literary work of the Middle Ages: yet it speaks to us today with almost undimmed clarity and relevance.
Celia says:
"Workmanlike reading in clear Middle English"
The Pardoner's Tale
UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 38 mins)
By Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrated By Richard Bebb
Overall
(4)
Performance
(2)
Story
(2)
Three tales from The Canterbury Tales, read in the original Middle English by Richard Bebb under the direction of Britain's foremost Chaucer scholar, Derek Brewer.
Dorothea says:
"great fun"
Publisher's Summary
The Nun's Priest's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by the 14th century Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Read in Middle English by Robert Ross.
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