The Canterbury Tales

Posted on 03 March 2017 by Geraldine McCaughrean

They set off on an April morning with the rain dripping from the branches Even with the rain, they were glad to be on their way priests, nuns, tradesmen, men from the city, all pilgrims on the road to Canterbury To pass the long journey they told each other stories of magic and trickery, of animals with blazing eyes, of people with their pants on fire, of two thousand men battling before smoking walls, stories of love and death and the devil There were written down by Geoffrey Chaucer, and he called them The Canterbury Tales Geraldine McCaughrean retells The Canterbury Tales for children in a lively and humorous style which captures the original flair of Chaucer himself She introduces us to the characters who told these tales the shy, battle hardened Knight, the Summoner whose breath smells of onions, the angry Miller with his read beard, and the Widow of Bath who likes a happy ending The stories and the characters are vividly brought to life by Victor Ambrus, with pictures of wild chases, exciting battles, and the April countryside through which the pilgrims travel. Read The Canterbury Tales Author Geraldine McCaughrean – kino-fada.fr At first I thought it was great that they could make Chaucer accessible to kids The stories were adventuresome and some were funny and I thought it would be a great way to introduce this book to children But then I was curious about the retellings and read the cliff notes Now I don t like this book at all Some of the story s characters names were changed and I think it s totally unnecessary to do that, plus the stories had to be modified because of the content and at first I thought that it At first I thought it was great that they could make Chaucer accessible to kids The stories were adventuresome and some were funny and I thought it would be a great way to introduce this book to children But then I was curious about the retellings and read the cliff notes Now I don t like this book at all Some of the story s characters names were changed and I think it s totally unnecessary to do that, plus the stories had to be modified because of the content an...I wanted a refresher on The Canterbury Tales and I really didn t feel like reading it in Middle English, so this was perfect for me The stories are just as charming as ever my favorite will always be the Widow s This version of the book would probably be a great introduction to t...Fun read The kids and I enjoyed it very much Full of different types of short stories some humorous othersdramatic.Loved it when I was 10 years old Love it now I m 25 A true classic, told in a plainer, but nonetheless charming, way.Come on Here is God s plenty How can I improve upon thatSome pilgrims once made a pilgrimage journey up to Canterbury Cathedral, where they could touch the Holy Relics of Thomas Becket On the way they stopped at an inn led by Harry Bailey, a good friend of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was the author and main character of the original book The meals at the inn were amazingly scrumptious, so the innkeeper set up a challenge Whoever could tell the best story on the pilgrimage won a free dinner They drew straws on who would start the competition first The Some pilgrims once made a pilgrimage journey up to Canterbury Cathedral, where they could touch the Holy Relics of Thomas Becket On the way they stopped at an inn led by Harry Bailey, a good friend of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was the author and main character of the original book The meals at the inn were amazingly scrumptious, so the innkeeper set up a challenge Whoever could tell the best story on the pilgrimage won a free dinner They drew straws on who would start the competition first The Knight s Tale Chivalry and RivalryThe short straw happened to be picked out by the Knight, who set to work on his tale and with high confidence too It was about two prisoners of war, called Palamon and Arcite They were captured by Duke Theseus, and taken off to Athens, where they remained in a single prison cell One day, whilst Palamon was balancing on a stool to stare out of the arrow win...I ve never read the original, so I can t say how good a translation this is, but it is entertaining I wasn t sure my kids would like it because I felt the language was still a little above their comprehension, but they loved it Occasionally I d stop and mak...I have read this once before, yet the first time was long and drawn out.When I decided to pick this up this morning, I did not expect to remember half a dozen memories from my high school years.Although this retelling is a fun, fast paced version, I m keen to put the original on my list.An excellently basic retelling of the Tales aimed at young children.Great well told version of this classic for younger readers

English
03 March 2017

Geraldine McCaughrean