The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems
Geoffrey Chaucer , D. Laing Purves
60 chapters · 27 h 33 min · English
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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)
Chapters
1 Preface by D. Laing Purves 13 min 2 Life of Geoffrey Chaucer 52 min 3 The Prologue 45 min 4 The Knight's Tale 52 min 5 The Knight's Tale Continued 57 min 6 The Miller's Tale 41 min 7 The Reeve's Tale 37 min 8 The Cook's Tale 7 min 9 Prologue to The Man of Law's Tale 6 min 10 The Man of Law's Tale 59 min 11 Prologue toThe Wife of Bath's Tale 46 min 12 The Wife of Bath's Tale 26 min 13 The Friar's Tale 23 min 14 The Sompnour's Tale 36 min 15 The Clerk's Tale 34 min 16 The Clerk's Tale Continued 34 min 17 The Merchant's Tale 30 min 18 The Merchant's Tale Continued 31 min 19 The Squire's Tale 29 min 20 The Franklin's Tale 52 min 21 The Doctor's Tale 15 min 22 The Pardoner's Tale 38 min 23 The Shipman's Tale 26 min 24 The Prioress's Tale 12 min 25 Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas 10 min 26 Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus 44 min 27 The Monk's Tale 53 min 28 The Nun's Priest's Tale 38 min 29 The Second Nun's Tale 31 min 30 Prologue to The Canon's Yeoman's Tale 10 min 31 The Canon's Yeoman's Tale 43 min 32 The Manciple's Tale 19 min 33 The Parson's Tale 42 min 34 The Parson's Tale Continued 34 min 35 Prayer of Chaucer 6 min 36 Introduction to The Court of Love 4 min 37 The Court of Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 57 min 38 The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 29 min 39 The Assembly of Fowls 45 min 40 The Flower and the Leaf (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 32 min 41 The House of Fame 39 min 42 The House of Fame Continued 34 min 43 Troilus and Cressida 26 min 44 The Second Book 27 min 45 The Third Book 38 min 46 The Fourth Book 35 min 47 The Fifth Book 35 min 48 Chaucer's Dream (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 44 min 49 The Prologue to The Legend of Good Women 37 min 50 Chaucer's A.B.C 16 min 51 A Goodly Ballad of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 6 min 52 A Ballad Sent to King Richard 3 min 53 L'Envoy of Chaucer to Bukton 2 min 54 A Ballad of Gentleness 2 min 55 A Complaint of Chaucer to His Purse 3 min 56 Good Counsel of Chaucer 2 min 57 The Proverbs of Chaucer (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 2 min 58 Virelay (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 3 min 59 Since I From Love (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 1 min 60 Chaucer's Words to His Scrivener and Chaucer's Prophecy (no longer believed to have been written by Chaucer) 3 min
