The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems


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Generally considered to be the first book written in English (rather than Latin, French or Italian), Chaucer's magnum opus is a collection of stories as told by a group of pilgrims at Canterbury. It shows Chaucer's knowledge of a wide variety of story-telling styles, with oral storytelling being the norm at that time. It is widely believed by modern scholars that this work was unfinished at his death. This book also includes other poems, some of which are no longer attributed to him. David Laing Purves edited Chaucer's work to make it more accessible to more modern audiences, and has added many notes and explanations, which can be found in the text.(Summary by LynneT) (27 hr 32 min)

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Preface by D. Laing Purves 12:38 Gelesen von Rel22
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer 52:07 Gelesen von Beeswaxcandle
The Prologue 45:07 Gelesen von Mark Leder
The Knight's Tale 51:32 Gelesen von Nichole Di Dio
The Knight's Tale Continued 57:27 Gelesen von Nichole Di Dio
The Miller's Tale 41:29 Gelesen von Brize C
The Reeve's Tale 37:03 Gelesen von DJRickyV
The Cook's Tale 7:13 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Prologue to The Man of Law's Tale 5:44 Gelesen von Brize C
The Man of Law's Tale 59:12 Gelesen von Brize C
Prologue toThe Wife of Bath's Tale 45:43 Gelesen von amkelleymd
The Wife of Bath's Tale 26:03 Gelesen von Cynthia Malone
The Friar's Tale 23:13 Gelesen von Timbray Shafer
The Sompnour's Tale 35:31 Gelesen von Brize C
The Clerk's Tale 34:13 Gelesen von Brize C
The Clerk's Tale Continued 33:49 Gelesen von Brize C
The Merchant's Tale 30:05 Gelesen von Victoria Quint
The Merchant's Tale Continued 31:16 Gelesen von Victoria Quint
The Squire's Tale 29:07 Gelesen von Joanna Michal Hoyt
The Franklin's Tale 52:10 Gelesen von Cynthia Malone
The Doctor's Tale 14:45 Gelesen von Beeswaxcandle
The Pardoner's Tale 37:33 Gelesen von Mark Leder
The Shipman's Tale 25:47 Gelesen von Brize C
The Prioress's Tale 11:47 Gelesen von Cat Sadler
Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas 10:12 Gelesen von Brize C
Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus 44:15 Gelesen von Brize C
The Monk's Tale 53:14 Gelesen von C. Rowley
The Nun's Priest's Tale 37:45 Gelesen von BerthaMason
The Second Nun's Tale 30:47 Gelesen von Brize C
Prologue to The Canon's Yeoman's Tale 9:47 Gelesen von Brize C
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale 42:40 Gelesen von Brize C
The Manciple's Tale 18:41 Gelesen von KevinS
The Parson's Tale 41:51 Gelesen von Rel22
The Parson's Tale Continued 34:04 Gelesen von Rel22
Prayer of Chaucer 5:35 Gelesen von Rel22
Introduction to The Court of Love 4:30 Gelesen von Nichole Di Dio
The Court of Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 56:52 Gelesen von Cbteddy
The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (no longer believed to have been written by Chau… 29:22 Gelesen von Rel22
The Assembly of Fowls 44:42 Gelesen von Brize C
The Flower and the Leaf (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 31:40 Gelesen von Cbteddy
The House of Fame 38:44 Gelesen von Brize C
The House of Fame Continued 34:05 Gelesen von Brize C
Troilus and Cressida 26:01 Gelesen von Brize C
The Second Book 26:51 Gelesen von Brize C
The Third Book 37:39 Gelesen von Brize C
The Fourth Book 35:05 Gelesen von Brize C
The Fifth Book 34:38 Gelesen von Mark Leder
Chaucer's Dream (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 44:05 Gelesen von Rel22
The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women 37:08 Gelesen von Brize C
Chaucer's A.B.C. 16:22 Gelesen von Andrew Mauls Byron
A Goodly Ballad of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 5:55 Gelesen von Rel22
A Ballad Sent to King Richard 2:48 Gelesen von Rel22
L'Envoy of Chaucer to Bukton 2:17 Gelesen von Brize C
A Ballad of Gentleness 1:40 Gelesen von Timbray Shafer
A Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse 2:53 Gelesen von Rel22
Good Counsel of Chaucer 1:54 Gelesen von Timbray Shafer
The Proverbs of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 1:46 Gelesen von Timbray Shafer
Virelay (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 2:35 Gelesen von Rel22
Since I From Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 1:14 Gelesen von JessiB
Chaucer's Words to His Scrivener and Chaucer's Prophecy (no longer believed to … 2:39 Gelesen von Rel22