The Adventure of English: The Life Story of a Remarkable Language

Author / Editor
Bragg, Melvyn.

Title
The Adventure of English: The Life Story of a Remarkable Language

Published
[Silver Spring, Md.]: Athena, 2009.

Physical Description
4 DVDs; 1 booklet (16 pp.). Running time, approx. 400 min.

Description
An abridged and adapted version of Bragg's book-length study "The Adventure of English, 500AD to 2000: The Biography of a Language" (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003; New York: Arcade, 2004), augmented for audio-visual recording with music, maps, on-site visuals, and various illustration. Narrated by Bragg. Volume 1, Episode 2, includes discussion of Chaucer and the variety of linguistic registers in his CT. Originally produced for British television by LWT Productions.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies