The Lives of the Miller's Tale: The Roots, Composition and Retellings of Chaucer's Bawdy Story.
- Author / Editor
- Beidler, Peter G.
The Lives of the Miller's Tale: The Roots, Composition and Retellings of Chaucer's Bawdy Story.
- Published
- Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2015.
- Physical Description
- viii, 275 pp.; 32 b&w illus.
- Description
- Describes how Chaucer adapted his source, Heile of Beersele, increasing the "theatricality" of plot and details in making MilT, concentrating on the architectural setting (house and window), dramatic details, and additional "scenes." Surveys and summarizes various later translations and adaptations of MilT for adults and children: prose, verse, drama, musical, novels, graphic novels, film, and television. Includes the texts of recent (2014) adaptations by Peter N. Miller (excerpt) and Gareth Machin (complete), both previously unpublished but available from the authors.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
Recordings and Films
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations