Author: Peter G. Beidler
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-12-02
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1476618283
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With his Miller's Tale, Chaucer transformed a colorless Middle Dutch account into the lively, dramatic story of raunchy Nicholas, sexy Alison, foolish John and squeamish Absolon. This book focuses on the ways Chaucer made his narrative more effective through dialogue, scene division, music, visual effects and staging. The author pays special attention to the description of John the carpenter's house, the suspension of the three tubs from the beams, and the famous shot-window through which the story's bawdy climax is enacted. The book's second half covers more than 30 of the tale's retellings--translations, adaptations, bowdlerized versions for children, coloring books, novels, musicals, plays and films--and examines the ways the retellers have followed Chaucer in dramatizing the story, giving it new life on stage and screen. The Miller's Tale has had many lives--it promises to have many more.
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Published: 1868
Total Pages: 962
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 650
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Eleanor Prescott Hammond
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 600
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: British Library (London)
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 538
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Published: 2011-01-22
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781456551186
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An abridged retelling of the highlights of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in modern English. While it is written for a younger audience, readers of any age can enjoy these timeless stories.
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 1288
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