Audiobook: Canterbury Tales
- Download Preface audio
- Download The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer audio
- Download The General Prologue audio
- Download The Knightās Tale, Part 1 audio
- Download The Knight's Tale, Part 2 audio
- Download The Miller's Tale audio
- Download The Reeve's Tale audio
- Download The Cook's Tale audio
- Download The Men of Law's Tale audio
- Download The Wife of Bath's Tale audio
- Download The Friar's Tale audio
- Download The Sompnour's Tale audio
- Download The Clerk's Tale audio
- Download The Merchant's Tale audio
- Download The Squire's Tale audio
- Download The Franklin's Tale audio
- Download The Doctor's Tale audio
- Download The Pardoner's Tale audio
- Download The Shipman's Tale audio
- Download The Prioress's Tale audio
- Download The Tale of Sir Thopas audio
- Download Chaucerās Tale of Meliboeus audio
- Download The Monk's Tale audio
- Download The Nunās Priestās Tale audio
- Download The Second Nunās Tale audio
- Download The Canons Yeomanās Tale audio
- Download The Mancipleās Tale audio
- Download The Parsonās Tale audio
- Download Preces de Chauceres audio
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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873) āfor popular perusalā and the language is mostly updated. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)
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