Geoffrey Chaucer

The Miller's Prologue and Tale

From the Canterbury Tales
Herausgeber: Winny, James

• Audio CD

Produktbeschreibung

A well-established and respected series with titles in the original Middle English.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge-Hitachi
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 40 Min.
• Altersempfehlung: 16 bis 19 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780521635295
• Artikelnr.: 24256313

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
What are The Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer's language
The Miller's contribution
Text and notes: The portrait of the Miller (from The General Prologue)
The Miller's prologue
The Miller's tale
Comparing The Miller's Tale with The Knight's Tale
Chaucer's pilgrims
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Geoffrey Chaucer
Town versus gown: Life in Oxford in the fourteenth century
Astronomy and astrology
Religion and its place in everyday society
Discussion questions
Glossary of frequently used words