"Aprill with his shoures soote" kann man ja heute so sagen, aber von "perced to the roote" dürfte wohl keine Rede sein.
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Whan that Aprille with
His shoures soote, the droghte
Of March hath perced
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April 5, 2025
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You reminded me, CatSalad, of the opening lines of Kermit's Canterbury Tales:
"Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
...So priketh hem Natúre in hir corages,
Thanne longen frogges to goon on pilgrimages..."
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Combination of reading Pendragon and finishing my book on Thebes (Greek) has given me a desire to finally tackle the Canterbury Tales.
Anyone have recommendations for a nicely annotated edition of Canterbury Tales? Preferably untranslated.
#OnThisDay, April 17, 1397, poet Geoffrey Chaucer read the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II, in English rather than Norman French. In the story, on April 17, 1387, the pilgrims set out on their journey (depicted in A Knight’s Tale, 2001)
Let’s see how autocorrect handles Middle English:
Even that apostle with his shoes sore
The die off match hath peeved to the toe
And bathed every bender in switch liquor
Of which virtu engendered is the floor.
(It kind of makes sense???)
(I had to memorize the first 18 lines of the prologue in Middle English in high school. This is the first time it’s ever come in handy lol!)
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Chaucer Here and Now has now opened at the Bodleian Libraries. The new exhibition explores the lasting influence of Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales, and charts how this unconventional medieval poet came to be known as the ‘Father of English Literature.’ https://www.medievalists.net/2023/12/chaucer-here-and-now-opens-at-the-bodleian/ #Chaucer #CanterburyTales #BodleianLibrary #Oxford
Medievalists.net · Chaucer Here and Now opens at the Bodleian - Medievalists.netChaucer Here and Now has now opened at the Bodleian Libraries. The new exhibition explores the lasting influence of Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales, and charts how this unconventional medieval poet came to be known as the ‘Father of English Literature.’
@Instrument_Data Adding a direct link to the #BritishLibrary announcement, since it has delightful images from the Chaucer manuscripts & early printed books: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2023/10/chaucers-works-go-online.html
Here's #Chaucer depicted in the initial "W" of the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales: "Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote..." from Lansdowne MS 851, c.1410.
#14thCentury #CanterburyTales #15thCentury #manuscript #Caxton #OpenAccess #medieval @medievodons @bookstodon
«So, you'll be happy to know you don't have to slog through all of them to read the Canterbury Tales; even Chaucer only managed to finish 24 of them!
In fact, he gives up on writing this before they even make it to Canterbury.
So, for all you writers out there that have a half-finished novel in a drawer, take heart!
Chaucer never finished his main work, and he's the father of English literature!»
— J. Draper, "The Canterbury Tales, or how technology changes the way we speak", The London History Show: https://youtu.be/rZ5znvym68k
My dad was a little obsessed w/the Wife of Bath so I thought I’d put this here. #chaucer #canterburytales #literature https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/books/review/the-wife-of-bath-marion-turner.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The New York TimesBook Review: ‘The Wife of Bath,’ by Marion Turner
Medieval Literature is defined broadly as any work written in Latin or the vernacular between c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Literature/ #History #Bede #Beowulf #CanterburyTales
World History EncyclopediaMedieval LiteratureMedieval literature is defined broadly as any work written in Latin or the vernacular between c. 476-1500, including philosophy, religious treatises, legal texts, as well as works of the imagination...
Sat down the avenue earlier thinking about #Chaucer, as obviously we all do when the sun is shining. Thinking about the Tales generally & the bits of it that might speak to us about home. What are your favourite parts? #CanterburyTales
From the recent boxes, the only English-language fiction there-in. It's unlikely their previous owner celebrated 4/20 veggies. Mediæval poetry & fiction, a space-age plague, & a futuristic dystopia. Classics, all!
4/20/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.
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The Wife of Bath with Marion Turner - a new episode of The Medieval Podcast https://www.medievalists.net/2023/01/the-wife-of-bath-with-marion-turner/ #Chaucer #CanterburyTales #medieval #podcast
Medievalists.netThe Wife of Bath with Marion Turner - Medievalists.netUnfiltered, opinionated, and joyful, the Wife of Bath stands out from Chaucer's Canterbury crowd, interjecting, interrupting, and endearing herself to readers for over six centuries. This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Marion Turner about the literary life and legacy of this unforgettable character.
『カンタベリー物語』を読むにあたってProjectGutenberでepubを仕入れておいた。古い英語なのは覚悟していたけど、註釈のためのアスタリスクがボコボコと本文を侵略してて、とにかく読みにくすぎるったらありゃしない。いいのよ、ただただ原文をおいてくれるだけでよかったのよ。。
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