Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales
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Actor: DocumentaryDirector: Documentary
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 823178
Studio: Arts Magic
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- Chaucer Road to Canterbury covers Chaucer's life to middle age. The poet's fourteenth century saw him survive the Black Death as a child, the plague that wiped out a third of the population of the West, and become actively involved, both as a soldier and later a secret agent in the 100 Years War, the war that was to leave England devastated. Despite these man-made and natural catastrophes,
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Movie Review: Useful for teaching any of Chaucer's works
Summary: 4 Stars
The title is somewhat misleading, because this lengthy documentary is about so much more than the Canterbury Tales. Indeed, it covers Chaucer's life and career and the various literary works he produced, including the Canterbury Tales, but also Book of the Duchess, etc. It also provides a great deal of incidental information about life in the 14th-century, the politics, economic situation, the Black Plague, the 1381 Rising, etc. Terry Jones is not only a member of the Python group, but also a published scholar about the 14th century, including books about Chaucer's pilgrim knight (titled Chaucer's Knight), and the politics near the end of Chaucer's life (Who Murdered Chaucer?). He has participated in other documentaries about the period that are a bit more humorous and Python-esque, such as the delightful series, Medieval Lives. However, this foray is much more serious. The length would make it cumbersome to show in a single class period, but at the college level, it would be a useful adjunct, for viewing in the library, for students taking courses in Chaucer and other medieval literature. I did not have any problems with the sound or understanding the accents.
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