Chaucer for Beginners
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Chaucer 6 - Chaucer’s legacy
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marion Turner looks at Chaucer's legacy and the changes in societal perception of Chaucer. She also looks at online resources to help the be...
Chaucer 5 - The Language of Chaucer
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marion Turner delves into Geoffrey Chaucer's language and writing style. Chaucer championed a vernacular English form of writing, a departur...
Chaucer 4 - The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marion Turner introduces one of the most famous and intricate tales from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales – "The Wife of Bath." In this key epis...
Chaucer 3 - The Miller’s Tale
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marion Turner introduces the ribald and humorous world of one of the Canterbury Tales' most famous stories – "The Miller's Tale." In this ...
Chaucer 2 - An Introduction to the Canterbury Tales
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Marion Turner provides an in-depth exploration of Geoffrey Chaucer's classic work, the Canterbury Tales. In the captivating second episode o...
Chaucer 1 - An Introduction to the life and times of Geoffrey Chaucer
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the introductory episode of "Chaucer for Beginners,” expert Professor Marion Turner introduces the life of writer Geoffrey Chaucer, shedding ligh...