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| Geoffrey Chaucer
This is a new version I have never read before, so I am pretty stoked about diving into this unit. Most people are familiar with some of the Canterbury Tales such as the Miller’s Tale and a the Knights Tale, but I don’t see them listed here, the one familiar one I do see is the Wife of Bath’s tale. This is a great unit because it opens up the reader to the other tales they may not know about.
A lot of people have trouble with Chaucer because of the language. I have found these stories are easiest to understand when I read them out loud. This version is good because the translation is good throughout all the stories. The Author’s did a good job of remaining to true the originals while making the stories accessible to readers that may not have an English Degree and that is always a good thing.
One of the stories that really caught my attention because I have never heard of it before what the Story of the Summoner. This is a story about a summoner the meets I am guessing he Devil on a road. The two become friends and agree to share all the money they can get from people. The devil comes across a carter in the story but doesn't take his belongings because he doesn't truly offer it to him. The summoner wants to show off so he tries to force a woman to pay him money to avoid court, but he woman says she has done nothing wrong and says that she wants him to goto hell if he doesn't repent. The devil asks her if she means it and she says she does and takes the summoner to hell. The Summoner had been tricked into sharing all the money and prizes people would give them with the devil, so when the lady offered the devil the summoner the devil took him because he was a prize.
Bibliography
"The Chaucer Story Book" by Eva March Tappan
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Date 17th century, artwork is well over 100 years old.
Source Government Art Collection
Author anonymous portrait
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Reading Diary Part B Week 11
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Hi Joe, I couldn't tell from this diary post which stories really got your attention here; the idea is that you take notes as you read, maybe focusing on the story you want to retell or else just recording ideas about the stories that get your attention for whatever reason. You have not mentioned any stories here, so maybe you started the Diary post before you did the reading. Make sure you add some notes about the reading itself, with some ideas and thoughts about the specific stories you really liked.
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