The Canterbury Tales.The Canterbury Tales Canterbury Tales: see Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tales pilgrimage from London to Canterbury during which tales are told. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales] See : Journey Schlessinger Media 7 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0580 DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , 3 volumes, $39.95 each, www.schlessinger.com 1-800-843-3620 A true classic of medieval English literature English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. , Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" has commanded the attention and respect of generations of readers from his day to ours. Now high school students in grades 9 through 12 can be engagingly introduced to Chaucer's stories of a motley group of pilgrims and the cautionary tales they tell one another as they traveled together toward their Canterbury destination. Offering a Modern English Modern English n. English since about 1500. Also called New English. Modern English Noun the English language since about 1450 Noun 1. adaptation that utilizes a combination of model animation and traditional sketch work, enhanced with the dramatic voices of actors drawn from the Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. It is a national theater supported by government funds. , the three volumes in this superbly crafted and presented series of 30-minute presentations of "The Canterbury Tales" will engage young minds and imaginations with respect to all of the core literary themes the stories embodied in the individual stories including greed, deception, betrayal, and lust. Ideal for traditional classrooms and highly recommended for home schooling curriculums, free Teacher Guides for "The Canterbury Tales" are available from Schlessinger Media online at www.LibraryVideo.com |
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