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To: DaughterofEve
Please, give Mr. Chaucer another chance!

Get the Eckers translation if you want an accurate mirror of the Middle English. I have an older translation in "modern English prose" that is very readable and enjoyable, by R.M. Lumiansky. Or, just for fun, Geraldine McCaughean's adaptation for young readers (she manages to finesse the "Miller's Tale" neatly, but her "Death's Murderers" stands all on its own merits) illustrated superbly by one of my favorite British illustrators, Victor Ambrus. Ambrus's portrait of Chaucer is alone worth the price of admission, but his knights are knightly, his honest yeoman are stout and true, his ladies are lovely (although occasionally silly) and his Pardoner is absolutely slimey. Great artist.

206 posted on 11/01/2002 9:01:13 PM PST by AnAmericanMother
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To: AnAmericanMother
Oh, I knew someone would object! I'm sorry, it's just not my style...maybe in the same way I don't like Gilbert and Sullivan. I do not insist that the things I don't like have no merit, I just, plainly, don't like them!!!
But just since you bothered to reply, I'll keep my eyes open in the bookstore for some of the things you mentioned to browse for fun! : ) I do like KNIGHTS...and also thoughtful replies to my posts on FR!
221 posted on 11/02/2002 5:40:32 AM PST by DaughterofEve
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