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In this edition, we hear, translated into modern English, 20-some tales, told in the voices of knight and merchant, wife and miller, squire and nun, and many more. Some are bawdy, some spiritual, some romantic, some mysterious, some chivalrous. Between the stories, the travelers converse, joke, and argue, revealing much about their individual outlooks upon life as well as what life was like in late 14th-century England.

El cuento del molinero de Geoffrey Chaucer, parte de Los cuentos de Canterbury, es un fabliau, una narración cómica y a menudo obscena. La historia gira en torno al personaje de Nicholas, un estudiante de Oxford, y las complicaciones que surgen de su relación amorosa con Alison, la joven esposa del carpintero John. La historia está llena de ingeniosos engaños, humor y elementos de farsa. Chaucer teje hábilmente una exploración satírica de la locura humana, el deseo y las consecuencias del engaño.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales I: Modern Verse Translation collection. Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales I: Modern Verse Translation collection. Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

El cuento del erudito es una narración en Los cuentos de Canterbury de Geoffrey Chaucer. En este relato, un erudito narra una historia sobre un hombre llamado Walter que busca una esposa obediente y sumisa. Después de casarse con Griselda, la somete a pruebas extremas para probar su lealtad y paciencia. Aunque Griselda sufre enormemente, demuestra una devoción inquebrantable hacia su esposo. A través de esta trama, Chaucer explora temas de amor, sacrificio y la posición de la mujer en la sociedad medieval.

El cuento del Caballero de Geoffrey Chaucer es una obra maestra poética dentro de Los cuentos de Canterbury. Ambientada en la antigua Grecia, sigue el triángulo amoroso de los primos nobles Arcite y Palamon, ambos compitiendo por el afecto de la bella Emily. Rica en romance medieval y espíritu caballeresco, la narrativa profundiza en temas de destino, amor y honor. Los vívidos personajes de Chaucer y su intrincada narración brindan una visión cautivadora de las complejidades de las relaciones humanas, creando una obra atemporal que continúa resonando en los lectores a lo largo de los siglos.

A pesar de sus intentos por resistir a la tentación, Virgilio finalmente cede a sus deseos y comienza una relación amorosa con Dorigen. Sin embargo, su felicidad se ve amenazada cuando Dorigen promete entregarse a otro hombre si este logra eliminar unas rocas peligrosas de la costa. El cuento explora temas como el amor prohibido, la fidelidad y las consecuencias de nuestras acciones impulsadas por la pasión.

The Canterbury Tales, written near the end of Chaucer's life and hence towards the close of the 14th century, is perhaps the greatest English literary work of the Middle Ages: yet it speaks to us today with almost undimmed clarity and relevance.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales I: Modern Verse Translation collection. Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales II: Modern Verse Translation collection.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales III: Modern Verse Translation collection.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales II: Modern Verse Translation collection.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' by poet and writer Lavinia Greenlaw. One of the great works of English literature, this powerful, compelling story explores love from its first tentative beginnings through to passionate sensuality and eventual tragic...

El cuento del alguacil es una de las historias incluidas en Los cuentos de Canterbury de Geoffrey Chaucer. En este relato, un alguacil narrador relata una historia sobre un avaro y codicioso comerciante llamado Simkin que es engañado por un estudiante. Simkin cae en la trampa del estudiante cuando intenta recuperar una deuda, pero finalmente es humillado y derrotado. A través de esta narración, Chaucer explora temas como la astucia, la justicia y la ironía, mientras ofrece una mirada satírica a la sociedad medieval.

El cuento del Párroco no es una historia, sino un largo sermón acerca del tema de la penitencia. En un principio, define las tres etapas de "una penitencia verdadera y perfecta": "La contrición de corazón, la confesión oral y la reparación (o satisfacción)". Estas tienen el objetivo de purgar a las personas de sus "pecados de pensamiento", "palabras ofensivas" y "acciones pecaminosas". El tema del "cuento" (o mejor dicho, tratado) del párroco es la penitencia.

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories, written in the Middle English vernacular, supposedly told among a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury. Chaucer uses the form, possibly based on knowledge of Boccaccio’s Decameron gained on a visit to Italy in 1373, to provide a highly varied portrait of his society, both secular and religious. The journey of the pilgrims, unlike that of, say, Homer’s Odysseus or of Dante in the Divine Comedy, is relatively unimportant compared to the tales themselves, where Chaucer’s true interest lies.

The best known of Chaucer's Canterbury's Tales, read by Dame Peggy Ashcroft. After a prologue, in which the Wife of Bath mentions that she would welcome another husband - who would be her sixth - and that she pursues power over her husbands, she tells a tale about a knight who must marry....

In his own inimitable style, Terry Jones leads you through Chaucer's filthy and very funny tale of adultery, the feared coming of the second flood and burnt bums. The Canterbury Tales broke the literary mould in many ways. It established English as an acceptable language for literature, where previously it had been almost exclusively Latin or Norman French. It was also one of the first books to create a link between all the pieces of work in a literary collection.

Cecil Trouncer and J. B. Bessinger Jr. read a selection of Chaucer's work, including 'To Rosamond', 'The Pardoner's Tale', and 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'.

Considered one of Chaucer’s finest poems, second only to The Canterbury Tales in richness and depth, Troilus and Cressida is a tragic love story set against the background of the siege of Troy by the Greeks. Written in the 1380s, it presents Troilus, son of Priam and younger brother of Hector...