Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Title
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Published
Princeton, N.J : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, with Cromwell Productions, 1999.

Physical Description
Video recording. 28 min.; CD-ROM.

Series
Films for the Humanities, no. 8658

Description
Pedagogical tool for introduction to CT, including the text of the Tales in modern and Middle English, selections from the Ellesmere facsimile, overviews of plots and characters, a glossary of modern synonyms for Middle English words, a pronunciation guide (with brief aural readings), a select bibliography and filmography, and critical materials. These include brief excerpts from Caxton, Dryden, Blake, Hazlitt, and Arnold; an overview of Chaucer's life and times (with datelines); ten mini-essays on themes (by Clare Round and Ben Lawrence); commentaries on critical questions (film clips by Christiania Whitehead and Peter Mack, reproduced from SAC 22 [2000], no.11); and suggestions for classroom exercises. The texts of the Tales and apparatus can be printed and searched for modern English words. Graphics and music (by Tarleton's Jig) included.

Chaucer Subjects
Recordings and Films.
Canterbury Tales--General.