Bard Of The Middle Ages: The Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer (the Modern Scholar)

Content: lecture 1. Chaucer's life, times, and importance -- lecture 2. Language, style, and literary background -- lecture 3. The book of the duchess, The romance of the rose, and the minor poems -- lecture 4. The house of fame, Anelida and Arcite, The parliament of Fowls, and Boethius -- lecture 5. Troilus and Criseyde, Books I-II -- lecture 6. Troilus and Criseyde, Books III-V -- lecture 7. The legend of good women -- lecture 8. The Canterbury tales. General prologue -- lecture 9. The Canterbury tales. The knight's tale ; The miller's tale ; The reeve's tale ; The cook's tale -- lecture 10. The Canterbury tales. The man of law's tale ; The wife of Bath's tale ; The friar's tale ; The summoner's tale -- lecture 11. The Canterbury tales. The clerk's tale ; The merchant's tale ; The squire's tale ; The franklin's tale -- lecture 12. The Canterbury tales. The physician's tale ; The pardoner's tale ; The shipman's tale ; The prioress's tale -- lecture 13. The Canterbury tales. Sir Thopas ; The tale of Melibee ; The monk's tale ; The nun's priest's tale ; The second nun's tale -- lecture 14. The Canterbury tales. The canon's yeoman's tale ; The manciple's tale ; The retraction ; Our conclusions. Abstract: In this course, Wheaton College professor Michael D.C. Drout discusses the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Professor Drout examines Chaucer's creative style and use of language, as well as his place in English literature