Chaucer himself was a translator, people forget, his most important work along those lines being “The Romance of the Rose” and Boethius’ “The Consolation of Philosophy.” Some of the tales that appear ...

Researcher Peter Robinson led the team that developed the first app version of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Dave Stobbe / University of Saskatchewan The Canterbury Tales is a pillar of the ...

Geoffrey Chaucer's “Canterbury Tales” are part of the literary canon. Working through the collection of 14th-century stories, written in Middle English, is practically a rite of passage for anyone ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scholars believe they have solved a medieval manuscript mystery that ...

Mike Poulton’s excellent adaptation of The Canterbury Tales began life as a two-parter for the Royal Shakespeare Company some five years ago, but for all that this abbreviated version emerges as a ...

Northern Broadside’s rich and ribald interpretation of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, rode into Southampton last night, bringing to life the sometimes bawdy, sometimes poignant stories of a disparate ...

Canterbury Tales has gathered together an outstanding cast which includes Julie Walters, James Nesbitt, Om Puri, John Simm, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Paul Nicholls, Dennis Waterman, Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper ...

Ackroyd's retelling of Chaucer's classic isn't exactly like the Ethan Hawke'd film version of Hamlet, but it's not altogether different, either. Noting in his introduction that the source material “is ...