Cantebury tales

[youngfibre]

I read this a long ago when i was about 11 years old, couldnt read it properly (wasnt permitted to:blush:) and didnt understand 90% of the words, peeped into it again about 6 years ago but the pages were torn and a good number of them misssing.

Looking around for it but cant seem to find it. I just thought about few stories from it.

The young sharp student who told an older man whose young wife he craved to build an ark.

The students who came to grind in a Cheat's mill.

I love the language usage in that book. Just wondered if anyone knows it and can remind me of some other stories.

[jacobtlong]

I read parts of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales when I was in school. I can't remember much, but this might help you.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

[Miri]

Canterbury Tales is in the public domain, which means that no one is entitled to royalties on it anymore and that the full text of it can be reproduced without any sort of copyright issues. It is available at several places on the Internet in both Middle English and Modern English.

One such place is here (http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm).

Hope this helps!

[youngfibre]

Thanks alot Miri and the king. Its going to be one hell of a weekend! Canterbury tales:blush: and season 5 of House:biggrin2:.

[carolina Girl]

I love olde middle english I don't many words or any of middle english at all , but I can
only guess at what Chaucer is saying . Lovely language I have a copy of Chaucer 's
tales. I am sort of a natural born translator , but that doesn't exactly cannote that
I know what the words are in translation . I just recantly went looking for Chaucer
on the web myself . I haven't been on this message board in while .:wow:

[wally wonder]

saw some of it performed on the stage. a real hoot. if you ever get the chance, i'd recommend acquiring (perhaps a library has recordings) the work and listening to it as you read along. helped me a bunch, shakespeare, you hear nuances that might otherwise pass by.

[JohnDalglish]

saw some of it performed on the stage. a real hoot. if you ever get the chance, i'd recommend acquiring (perhaps a library has recordings) the work and listening to it as you read along. helped me a bunch, shakespeare, you hear nuances that might otherwise pass by.

Hi,

AWBLS (And What Bluey Said)

Shakespeare was never intended to be read, but to be performed.

And criticising Shakespeare on a reading is like criticising Sai King for a movie - different media IMO.

Long days and pleasant nights

[youngfibre]

Hi,

AWBLS (And What Bluey Said)

Shakespeare was never intended to be read, but to be performed.

And criticising Shakespeare on a reading is like criticising Sai King for a movie - different media IMO.

Long days and pleasant nights

Book Yeah! Stage play a HOOT!