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The Future of The Canterbury Tales

I like this cheeky interpretation of the first few lines of Chaucer’s General Prologue. In all its geeky futuristic imagery and mispronunciation of the Middle English, it’s completely charming in its simplicity and brings an easy smile. And it is ultimately a tribute to Chaucer’s lines and remarkable that they still speak to people 600 …

August 22, 2009 – 10:28 am | By David Morton | Posted in Chaucer, Films, In the Modern Age, Middle English, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

When the sweet showers of April …

          Whan that Aprill with its shoures sote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
And bathed every veyne is swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his halfe …

April 1, 2009 – 6:30 am | By David Morton | Posted in Chaucer, Inspiration, Language, Middle English, Poetry, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)