Medieval History
In The Canterbury Tales, American illustrator Seymour Chwast reimagines Chaucer?s poetic survey of medieval England. And, true to Chaucer's vision, each character featured in the original gets a chance to tell their highly visual story, from the Cook to the Wife of Bath.
As anyone who?s had to struggle through reading the original in Middle English (how many ways do you really need to spell eye, anyways?) can attest to, slogging your way through Chaucer?s ode to the life medieval can be a chore. Thankfully, all dialogue and description here are rendered in modern-day English, although in a somewhat pared-down version.
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- The Fake Medieval Images In Canterbury Cathedral
Thousands of visitors come into Canterbury Cathedral each day, where they gaze upon the hundreds of years of history in one of England?s greatest churches. Many of them will see the great stained glass images in the windows of the cathedral, believing...
- Scholar Discovers 16th-century Love Poem Written By An Englishwoman
A previously unknown poem dating from the mid-1500s has been discovered pasted into a rare edition of works by Geoffrey Chaucer. The erotic-love poem seems to have been by a Roman Catholic woman and sent to a Protestant scholar who was the tutor to Edward...
- Early 19th-century Edition Of Chaucer?s Works Uncovered
A previously unknown early 19th-century edition of The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer has been identified by University of Otago senior lecturer in English Dr Simone Celine Marshall, with important ramifications internationally for the study of medieval...
- Seminar On Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales Receives Funding
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a Kent State University faculty member the opportunity to give American school teachers an enriching experience abroad. Kent State English Professor Susanna Fein has won a major federal grant...
- Pilgrim?s Prize
Dear Medieval scholars and Canterbury Tales enthusiasts. I would like to draw your attention to an online project based out of the University of Edinburgh. Pilgrim?s Prize is an adaptation and modernization of The Canterbury Tales told through...
Medieval History
The Canterbury Tales gets reinvented as a graphic novel
As anyone who?s had to struggle through reading the original in Middle English (how many ways do you really need to spell eye, anyways?) can attest to, slogging your way through Chaucer?s ode to the life medieval can be a chore. Thankfully, all dialogue and description here are rendered in modern-day English, although in a somewhat pared-down version.
Click here to read this book review from Straight.com
- The Fake Medieval Images In Canterbury Cathedral
Thousands of visitors come into Canterbury Cathedral each day, where they gaze upon the hundreds of years of history in one of England?s greatest churches. Many of them will see the great stained glass images in the windows of the cathedral, believing...
- Scholar Discovers 16th-century Love Poem Written By An Englishwoman
A previously unknown poem dating from the mid-1500s has been discovered pasted into a rare edition of works by Geoffrey Chaucer. The erotic-love poem seems to have been by a Roman Catholic woman and sent to a Protestant scholar who was the tutor to Edward...
- Early 19th-century Edition Of Chaucer?s Works Uncovered
A previously unknown early 19th-century edition of The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer has been identified by University of Otago senior lecturer in English Dr Simone Celine Marshall, with important ramifications internationally for the study of medieval...
- Seminar On Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales Receives Funding
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a Kent State University faculty member the opportunity to give American school teachers an enriching experience abroad. Kent State English Professor Susanna Fein has won a major federal grant...
- Pilgrim?s Prize
Dear Medieval scholars and Canterbury Tales enthusiasts. I would like to draw your attention to an online project based out of the University of Edinburgh. Pilgrim?s Prize is an adaptation and modernization of The Canterbury Tales told through...