Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales Discussion Led by Julie Segedy
Reading Assignment
Text: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, translated by Neville Coghill. Penguin Books (1977).
| Read Before Class Date | Section | Pages |
| Monday, 9/12 | Introduction and background to CT and
Chaucer |
xi-xvii |
| Tuesday, 9/13 | General Prologue | 3 - 26 |
| Wednesday, 9/14 |
The Knight's Tale |
26 - 86
|
| Thursday, 9/15 |
The Miller's Tale The Reeve's Tale |
88-119 |
| Monday, 9/19 |
The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale |
258-292 |
| Tuesday, 9/20 |
The Clerk's Tale The Franklin's Tale |
320-356 407-433 |
| Wednesday, 9/21 |
Prioress' Tale Pardoner's Tale |
169-176 239-258 |
| Thursday, 9/22 | Parson's Tale Chaucer's Retraction |
85-88 498
|
When we read a tale (and discuss it), please note any headlinks in the text, any conversation by that character, and review the person's portrait in the General Prologue
Note about the General Prologue.
Notes for studying The Knight's Tale
Notes for studying other tales
ISLS Paper Assignment Description
Electronic Resources
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (online versions):
Baragona, A. (2001) THE CHAUCER METAPAGE AUDIO FILES. Dept. of English and Fine Arts, Virginia Military Institute. Available online at: http://academics.vmi.edu/english/audio/audio_index.html [With numerous real-audio readings by various professors.]
Benson, L.D. (1999) The Geoffrey Chaucer Page. Harvard University. Available at: http://icg.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/cantales.html [Note: in Middle English with modern english translation]
Duncan, E. (2001) Towson University, Maryland. Available online at: http://www.towson.edu/~duncan/chaucer/indexn.htm [With Real Audio Middle English accompaniment!]
Electronic Literature Foundation, available at: http://www.canterburytales.org/
Kökbugur,S. (ed.), available at: http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm
Resources about Chaucer, and the Canterbury Tales: