The Nun's Priest's Tale - Chaucer Storybook - Canterbury Tales - Modern Prose

Geoffrey Chaucer's classic "Canterbury Tales" has here been rendered into clear and contemporary English prose. These classic stories are now available to those who would like to read them without struggling through Middle English poetry. The character and humour of The Wife of Bath and other larger-than-life people created by Chaucer are now accessible to a wider audience, including children A disputed association between 1 April and foolishness is in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392). In the "Nun's Priest's Tale", a vain cock Chauntecleer is tricked by a fox on "Since March began thirty days and two", i.e. 32 days since March began, which is 1 April.[6] However, it is not clear that Chaucer was referencing 1 April since the text of the "Nun's Priest's Tale" also states that the story takes place on the day when the sun is "in the sign of Taurus had y-rune Twenty degrees and one", which would not be 1 April. Modern scholars believe that there is a copying error in the extant manuscripts and that Chaucer actually wrote, "Syn March was gon". If so, the passage would have originally meant 32 days after March, i.e. 2 May, the anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia, which took place in 1381. Chesterton Radio Podcasting the Classics! Works of G.K. Chesterton and Friends Plus Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction and more! Chuck the TV and discover a whole new world! True - Good - Beautiful The Soundtrack for your Chesterton Day! Your support is the only thing that keeps Chesterton Radio on the Air!   / chestertonradio   https://www.SubscribeStar.com/Chester... http://BuyMeACoffee.com/ChestertonRadio Spend your day with Chesterton Radio! Our 24/7 Live Stream is here: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com   / chestertonradio   http://SubscribeStar.com/ChestertonRadio   / chestertonradio   http:///Twitch.tv/ChestertonRadio Listen to our Podcasts including "Exploring Elfland" our Daily Variety Podcast: https://chestertonradio.podbean.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Do you enjoy the variety on Chesterton Radio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows All our shows in one Playlist! http://Player.ChestertonRadio.com Easy direct link to our Channel: http://Listen.ChestertonRadio.com Discover new Chesterton Radio shows in our other Playlists! http://Plays.ChestertonRadio.com http://Chesterton.ChestertonRadio.com http://Orthodoxy.ChestertonRadio.com http://EverlastingMan.ChestertonRadio... http://Eugenics.ChestertonRadio.com http://Distributism.ChestertonRadio.com http://FatherBrown.ChestertonRadio.com http://Freedom.ChestertonRadio.com http://1984.ChestertonRadio.com http://Jukebox.ChestertonRadio.com Follow us on Social Media https://mstdn.social/@ChestertonRadio https://www.gab.com/chestertonradio https://mewe.com/i/chestertonradio https://chestertonradio.locals.com/ Visit the Chesterton Radio Shop http://Shop.ChestertonRadio.com