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3 days ago · By James Folta. April 17, 2024, 11:41am. Today is the anniversary of Geoffrey Chaucer’s first reading of The Canterbury Tales in 1387, when he performed the epic at the court of King Richard II. It’s the perfect day to reread a tale or two, rewatch A Knight’s Tale with Paul Bettany as Chaucer, or wonder what it would be like if The ...
5 days ago · I n Geoffrey Chaucer’s England, the arrival of spring was taken by many as a cue to take to the road. As the prologue to The Canterbury Tales begins: “When in April the sweet showers fall/And ...
4 days ago · The larger-than-life Geoffrey Chaucer Statue represents the author as a Canterbury pilgrim. His famous novel, The Canterbury Tales, tells the story of pilgrims travelling from London to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. Eastbridge Hospital is a historic almshouse that provided accommodation to poor pilgrims. Founded in the 12th century, it’s ...
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4 days ago · FunTrivia, Inc. -. How much do you know about the pilgrims described in Geoffrey Chaucers The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales? - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author giraffeluver3)
2 days ago · The first book in the series, Hyperion, takes a page from The Canterbury Tales, as a group of pilgrims make their way to the planet Hyperion, each telling their stories of why they're on the journey. The next book, The Fall Of Hyperion , sees the pilgrims make their way to their destination, as the interstellar Hegemony has a crisis centered on ...
5 days ago · In the North Reading Room, now a collection management space accessible only to staff members, Winters painted a colorful and animated procession of characters from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” The east and west walls depict pilgrims as they are introduced in the prologue with the west wall also showcasing a cameo of Chaucer himself.
4 days ago · Can you work out which characters on Chaucers famous fictional pilgrimage to Canterbury are describing themselves? Spellings for questions and answers are in modern English. Fun Trivia
