Chaucer Here and Now

Explore the enduring relevance of Geoffrey Chaucer's works with this insightful volume edited by Marion Turner. This engaging book breathes new life into Chaucer's medieval masterpieces, making them accessible and intriguing for a contemporary audience. Turner expertly bridges the gap between the 14th century and today, offering fresh perspectives that highlight the timeless nature of Chaucer's themes. Perfect for both Chaucer enthusiasts and newcomers, this book invites readers to appreciate the wit, wisdom, and cultural significance of one of literature's most celebrated figures in a modern context.

Prologue to the Wife of Bath’s Tale

And tell me also, why there was creation

Now sires, I shall proceed to tell my tale

We love no man that spies or gives us charge

Such words I had always, and brought them forth

And so it happened on a day in Lent

Now I will tell you truly, by St Thomas

Who would believe, who could indeed suppose

Behold the words between the Summoner and the Friar

Here begins the Tale of the Wife of Bath

This Knight, of whom in chief I tell this tale

Now, some men, it may be, will take offense

The Clerk’s Tale

Here begins the Tale of the Clerk from Oxford

Not far from that same stately palace bright,

The thoughtful Marquis spoke then to this maid

It happened, as it would again, indeed

So in this way went by four years or more

But meanwhile, after all his wickedness

This great earl from Bologna now is there

And when he saw her stand so patiently

Chaucer’s Envoy: Grisilda and her patience both are dead

Prologue to the Reeve’s Tale

Here the Reeve’s Tale begins

Among the Cambridge students there were two

The Miller smiled at their simplicity

Like cattle in the rain, wet through and through

Soon after this the wife left of her snoring

Yea, hast thou, lecherous rogue

Prologue to the Nun’s Priest’s Tale

Here begins the Nun’s Priest’s Tale

“Madam,” quoth he, “grand merci for your lore

But unto one befell a marvellous thing

Now, when the month in which the world began,

Women’s advice is oftentimes ill-fated!

This simple widow and her daughters two

Epilogue to the Nun’s Priest’s Tale

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