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Title details for The General Prologue & the Physician's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer - Available

The General Prologue & the Physician's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer
Richard Bebb
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The Canterbury Tales are widely read and studied. The Middle English in which they were first written differs sufficiently from modern English, in vocabulary and usage, that most of us require a contemporary translation. On this recording the ‘General Prologue’ and ‘The Physician’s Tale’ are read in Middle English by Richard Bebb, under the direction of a leading Chaucerian scholar, Professor Derek Brewer. It is an authoritative performance that brilliantly evokes the fourteenth-century world, both for the general reader and the student alike. This is followed by a witty modern verse translation, and provides a fascinating contrast with the original.

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  • Release date

    March 13, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9789629546496
      • File size: 66449 KB
      • Duration: 02:18:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This fine recording includes two versions of the same story from Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES, and each is equally intriguing. Richard Bebb provides the voice for the Middle English presentation on CD 1. Bebb reads the "Prologue" and "The Physician's Tale" with such sincerity and skill that the unfamiliar pronunciations soon becomes lyrical to the modern ear. The early version is a fascinating contrast to the modern version, read by Philip Madoc and Michael Maloney. Madoc and Maloney are both gifted with mellifluous voices, making the modern presentation of the two works equally engaging. The CDs are accompanied by a useful set of notes about Chaucer and these works. R.F. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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