The Canterbury Tales
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The Canterbury Tales
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Narrated by:
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Philip Madoc
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Edward de Souza
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By:
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Geoffrey Chaucer
About this listen
Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.
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Editor reviews
The five tales (not including the Prologue) of this production include a good mix of the stately and the satirical in Chaucer's masterpiece. Classical actor Edward de Souza delivers the "Knight's Tale" with appropriate nobility, while Anthony Donovan injects levity into the bawdy "Miller's Tale." In a similar pairing of opposites, the "Merchant's Tale" and the "Franklin's Tale" present contrasting views on marriage, though it might have been nice to include one of the tales narrated by women. Nonetheless, all six narrators are sensitive to the rhythm and rhyme of the translation, and the interludes of medieval music also add a splash of flavor.
A Pilgrimage Worth Going On.
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The tales are in modern English rather than original chausarian English and it’s a shame the full tales are split into three separate audiobooks (from a buyers point of view).
Well worth a listen nevertheless!
Well read modern translation
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- the Prologue
- the Knight’s Tale
- the Miller’s Tale
- the Pardoner’s Tale
- the Merchant’s Tale
- the Franklin’s Tale
As with the rest of the Tales, they vary enormously in style, morality, world view and tone, which makes for a really varied and satisfying combination. Looking forward to the next part!
Varied and enjoyable
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Fantastic
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