The Knight’s Tale (in Middle English) - NAXOS - Geoffrey Chaucer torrent

Category: Classic, Historical Fiction, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: canterbury canterbury Tales Chaucer Classic Classic Literature derek Brewer Knyghte's Tale medieval Literature Middle English Old English richard Bebb The Knyghte’s Tale

Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Read by Richard Bebb
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The Knight’s Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury. It concerns Theseus, returning from fighting at Thebes, two brother knights Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned but yearning for their loves. But the real hero of this recording is Richard Bebb who, with the help of Professor Derek Brewer, the leading expert on Chaucerian pronunciation, makes the original Middle English not only comprehensible to the modern ear, but exciting.

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