Chaucer’s World learning resource

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Chaucer’s World learning resource

Key Stages: Post 16

Subjects: English Literature

About these resources

These resources explore The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, with a focus on "The Wife of Bath’s Tale" and "The Merchant’s Tale".

Films

Chaucer's Book seminar

https://www.youtube.com/embed/z7jAUZ1IQYw?rel=0

Dr Nicholas Perkins asks how understanding medieval books and the interpretation of texts in Chaucer’s time can help to deepen our reading of Chaucer’s work.

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Chaucer's Marketplace Poetics lecture

Professor Marion Turner explores Chaucer’s tale collection genre and its social, political, and poetic contexts.

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Reading list

A reading list of useful external resources exploring Chaucer’s language, historical context, biography and critical reception.

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Chaucer’s World learning resource