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Teaching Chaucer's 'Prologue'
Berlin, Dorthea.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. [176]-85.
Lists several pedagogical activities that pertain to GP.
The Dumb, the Deaf, and the Insane and the Female . . .
Schafer, Judith K.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 1-12.
Surveys medieval attitudes towards women, with comments on Chaucer's depictions.
Arthur Dimmesdale Meets the Pardoner
Thompson, Mary Kay.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 104-11.
Identifies parallels between Chaucer's Pardoner and Arthur Dimmesdale of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," without claiming influence.
The 'Clerk's Tale': A Literary Analysis
Birhanzel, Candace.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 112-25.
Comments on reading ClT as both "realistic and religious, tied to the character of . . . the Clerk."
The Wyf of Bath: Disciple of Narcissus
Fleming, Donna.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 128-34.
Reads WBP in light of a dictionary definition of "narcissism."
An Introduction to the Music of Chaucer's Time
Schilling, Arnold.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 13-23.
Introductory comments on late-medieval musical notation, melody and harmony, rhythm and meter, instruments, and forms, with notes for an accompanying tape recording.
'The Wife of Bath's Tale' as a Romance
Struck, JoAnn.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 135-45.
Comments on romance conventions in WBT and its concern with "soveraynetee" and "maistrye."
Lessons from a Loathly Lady: The Universal Message of Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale
Wuertz, Carol.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 146-57.
Argues that the "message" of WBPT is that all individuals are to be valued.
The Wife of Bath as Viewed from Her Prologue: A Study of Her Complexity
Marwitz, Will[ard].
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 158-75.
Comments on assessments of the Wife of Bath as either a "Scarlet Woman" or a "truly liberated woman," concluding that she is best seen as "complicated." Includes a series of "Student Challenges" as a study guide to WBP.
Lesson Plan for Teaching the Prologue
Case, Linda.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 186-202.
Description of proposed classroom activities for high school study of GP.
Thoughts and Practical Aides for Teaching Chaucer to High School Seniors
Polasky, Patty.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 202-10.
Briefly describes eleven "ideas and activities that have been gleaned from various sources" for teaching the GP.
Teaching Medieval Literature, especially Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales': Some Activities and Exercise
Butler, Richard J.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 211-36.
Presents for high school teachers several "exercises and activities that may be useful in a unit on Chaucer and the middle ages," including objectives, questions to consider, paper topics, audio-visual resources, and supplementary materials.
Medieval England: A Ten Day Lesson Plan
Baumeister, David J.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 227-46.
Instructions, outlines, plot synopses, and handouts for use in teaching English medieval literature (including selections from CT) to high school seniors.
Knighthood, Chaucer's Knight and Tale
Litsey, Barbara A.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 24-35.
Comments on medieval knighthood and the appropriateness of KnT to the Knight.
Lesson Plan for English 12: The Medieval Period
Hefling, Carol.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 247-52.
Presents in outline form materials for a unit on medieval history for the high school classroom, incorporating suggestions or using selections from CT.
Windows, Mirrors and Prisms: Spectrums of Interpretation for the 'Wife of Bath's Tale'
Ketterling, Bernadean,
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 253-62.
Impressionistic comments on WBT in light of various critical concerns--genre, theme, etc.
'Gradus Amoris': The Five Steps of Lechery
Olsen, Vicki.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 36-62.
Aligns the five fingers of lechery (ParsT 10. 852-64) with the conventions of courtly love and those of mystical love, using them to assess several lovers of CT (Palamon and Arcite of KnT, Nicholas and Absalon of MilT, and Aurelius of FranT).
A Discussion of Chaucer's 'The Prioress's Tale
Hauck, Comfort.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 63-72.
Comments on the anti-Semitism of PrT and suggests that it does not lessen the beauty of the tale.
It All Comes Together in 'The Merchant's Tale'
McMullen, Carol.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 73-83.
Argues that the "moral lesson" of MerT is "self-deception and spiritual blindness" which result from January's efforts to "create a paradise on earth."
A Review of Selected Criticism of Chaucer's 'Reeve's Tale'
Harms, Gary.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 84-93.
Comments on five critical essays that pertain to RvT.
The Friar as Pseudo Apostle in the 'Summoner's Tale'
Mauck, Deanna.
[Jay Ruud, ed.] Papers on the "Canterbury Tales": From the 1989 NEH Chaucer Institute, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota ([Aberdeen, S.D.: Northern State University, 1989), pp. 94-103.
Locates in SumT several violations of William of Saint-Amour's claims about false friars.
Blind Beasts: Chaucer's Animal World
Rowland, Beryl.
[Kent, Ohio]: Kent State University Press, 1971.
Studies various aspects of Chaucer's animal imagery (particularly mammals), describing their traditional associations, and exploring Chaucer's uses of these conventions, drawing on natural history, exegesis, and popular lore as well as the animals'…
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Lock, Margaret.
[Kingston, Ontario]: Locks' Press, 1999.
Item not seen; cited in WorldCat, which indicates that a woodcut by Margaret Lock accompanies an excerpt from part 5 of CT.
Wheel of the World: An Entertainment Based on Chaucer
Crosse, Gordon, composer.
[London?]: Oxford University Press, 1971.
Item not seen. The WorldCat record states that this opera/pantomime was scored by Crosse, with "text (based on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales) by David Cowan." The Guelph Spring Festival Archives indicate a performance in 1993.
Putting the Wife in Her Place
Patterson, Lee.
[London] : [Birkbeck College], 1995.
Two essays: 1) "The Place of Philology" argues that the MLE is Chaucer's late and revised addition to CT and that it is properly followed by WBP; Patterson confronts the manuscript evidence and suggests several structural and thematic continuities…