Canterbury Tales (Middle English)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Play
Length 24 h 19 min
Chapters 49
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)
Chapters
1
The Prologue Read by Tony Addison 57:15
2
The Knight's Tale - Part One Read by Tony Addison 44:19
3
The Knight's Tale - Part Two Read by Tony Addison 36:55
4
The Knight's Tale - Part Three Read by Tony Addison 42:59
5
The Knight's Tale - Part Four Read by Tony Addison 46:00
6
The Miller's Tale Read by Tony Addison 53:23
7
The Reeve's Tale Read by Tony Addison 32:49
8
The Cook's Tale Read by Tony Addison 8:36
9
The Man of Law's Prologue Read by Tony Addison 12:19
10
The Man of Law's Tale - Part One Read by Tony Addison 20:03
11
The Man of Law's Tale - Part Two Read by Tony Addison 39:14
12
The Man of Law's Tale - Part Three Read by Tony Addison 21:35
13
The Shipman's Tale Read by Tony Addison 34:39
14
The Prioress's Tale Read by Tony Addison 20:39
15
Chaucer's Tale of Thopas Read by Jim Locke 12:38
16
The Tale of Melibeus - Part One Read by Jim Locke 33:35
17
The Tale of Melibeus - Part Two Read by Jim Locke 30:32
18
The Tale of Melibeus - Part Three Read by Jim Locke 29:36
19
The Tale of Melibeus - Part Four Read by Jim Locke 31:47
20
The Monk's Tale - Part One Read by Jim Locke 31:01
21
The Monk's Tale - Part Two Read by Jim Locke 23:39
22
The Nonne Prestes Tale - Part One Read by Jim Locke 27:08
23
The Nonne Prestes Tale - Part Two Read by Jim Locke 16:55
24
The Phisician's Tale and Words of the Host Read by Jim Locke 18:35
25
The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale Read by Jim Locke 34:49
26
The Wife of Bath's Prologue - Part One Read by Jim Locke 28:18
27
The Wife of Bath's Prologue - Part Two Read by Jim Locke 20:24
28
The Tale of the Wife of Bath Read by Jim Locke 22:27
29
The Friar's Prologue and Tale Read by Jim Locke 22:45
30
The Summoner's Prologue and Tale Read by Jim Locke 32:04
31
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale - Parts One, Two, and Three Read by Jim Locke 34:15
32
The Clerk's Tale - Parts Four, Five, and Six and Lenvoy de Chaucer Read by Jim Locke 32:17
33
The Marchante's Prologue and Tale - Part One Read by Jim Locke 32:42
34
The Marchante's Tale - Part Two - and Epilogue Read by Jim Locke 27:55
35
The Squier's Prologue and Tale and Words of the Frankelin Read by Jim Locke 35:13
36
The Frankelin's Prologue and Tale - Part 1 Read by Jim Locke 25:14
37
The Frankeleyn's Tale - Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 24:23
38
The Seconde Nonnes Prologue and Tale Read by Jim Locke 30:45
39
The Canon Yeoman's Prologue and Tale - Part 1 Read by Jim Locke 24:20
40
The Chanouns Yemannes Tale - Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 25:42
41
The Ma(u)nciple's Prologue and Tale Read by Jim Locke 19:57
42
The Parson's (Persones) Prologue and Tale - Part 1 Read by Jim Locke 39:02
43
The Parson's Tale - Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 37:42
44
The Parson's Tale - Part 3 Read by Jim Locke 38:00
45
The Parson's Tale - Part 4 Read by Jim Locke 36:59
46
The Parson's Tale - Part 5 Read by Jim Locke 26:37
47
The Parson's Tale - Part 6 Read by Jim Locke 26:56
48
Appendix to Group A - The Tale of Gamelyn - Part 1 Read by Jim Locke 33:02
49
The Tale of Gamelyn - Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 20:58
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