“Whan that Aprille with his shoures [showers] soote [sweet],
The droghte [drought] of March hath p[i]erced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne [vein] in swich [such) lic[q]óur/
Of which vertú [virtue, power] engendred is the flour [flower]…"
#Chaucer #CanterburyTales Prologue (1387–1400) #quotesky

A promotional image for Season I, Episode IV of Cunterbury. Pink background, large sans serif font reading “The Reeve’s Tale”. Other text include: “Join our regular hosts Alice, AJ, and Shannen for a lively conversation on this problematic tale with Elisha Hamlin (PhD student, UC Davis”, “Do you have what it takes to be the next guest co-host? Email us at cunterbodypod@protonmail.com”. There’s also a QR code with the RSS feed and the Bluesky and Instagram handles. (cunterburypod.bsky.social and cunterburypod respectively). The main graphic is the Ellesmere MS depiction of the Reeve, on his dark horse, both with little anime blushes. He is wearing a red hood and blue garb.

New episode out! Link in bios, and on every major podcasting/streaming platform. Content warning: issues of consent, violence.

Enjoy our latest conversation on the Reeve’s Tale, with Elisha Hamlin of UC Davis!

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#medieval #cunterbury #canterburytales #chaucer #lgbt

The first page of “The Knight’s Tale” from the early-15th-century Ellesmere manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”. The Knight is described has having conducted raids in Lettow(e) or Lithuania, probably as part of a crusade. Artist unknown, from the collection of the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, U.S.A. (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chaucer_knight.jpg).

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 11 March 2026: “Lettowe” (Middle English)—“Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)”. Today is #LithuaniaIndependenceRestorationDay; #Lithuania is first recorded in English as “Lettow(e)” in the #CanterburyTales by #GeoffreyChaucer. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #OnThisDay #fantasy #books #bookstagram #horror #SciFi #LOTR #ReturnOfTheKing #Tolkien #UrsulaKLeGuin #Earthsea #Allegiant #VeronicaRoth #MichaelCrichton #JurassicPark #Batman #BobKane #GeoffreyChaucer #CanterburyTales #JimButcher #DresdenFiles

#books #Chaucer #CanterburyTales Thoroughly enjoying this book. The cat hasn't actually got round to opening it yet!

Reading Geoffrey Chaucer This series of lectures aims to introduce the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and guide readers toward a greater appreciation of his poetry through literary contextualization, historical analysis, and…

Discover why Chaucer is the ‘Father of English poetry’—this course brings his work to life medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/chau... #Chaucer #CanterburyTales #MedievalStudies

Actually spotted a Post Box painter at work on my driving route to Canterbury this week. Made me pause for thought about the complexities that must surround the ongoing management of the Royal Mail Post Box estate #PostboxSaturday #CanterburyTales

Actually spotted a Post Box painter at work on my driving route to Canterbury this week. Made me pause for thought about the complexities that must surround the ongoing management of the Royal Mail Post Box estate #PostboxSaturday #CanterburyTales

Reading Geoffrey Chaucer This series of lectures aims to introduce the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and guide readers toward a greater appreciation of his poetry through literary contextualization, historical analysis, and…

Step into Geoffrey Chaucer’s world—learn about his language, tales, and legacy! medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/chau... - use the coupon code 'backtoschool' to save 15% #CanterburyTales #Chaucer #MedievalStudies

Can we pls call the letter sexist instead of using cute euphemisms? Did #SabrinaCarpenter Manchild teach you nothing about how we whitewash stupid and/or misogynist men w cute words? Rapists joshing about raping kids isn’t the #CanterburyTales folks, do better for the ladies (esp the Wife of Bath)

The Canterbury Tales, by Chaucerian Myth 25 track album

Despues de la semana tan salvaje de trabajo me está relajando bastante 🤗

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#music #dungeonsynth #bandcamp #neoclassical #CanterburyTales

Sandy Duncan (Now 79) Remains Active and Has Appeared in Over 90 TV Shows, Movies and Plays Since 1956.

#sandyduncan #thehoganfamily #peterpan #thekingandi #billiondollarbaby #southpacific #showboat #myfairlady #thesoundofmusic #brigadoon #carousel #canterburytales #thekingandi #theglassmenagerie

#Canterburytales

#TimeTravelAuthors [1] #TheQuantaBTales is a sci-fi reworking of the classic #CanterburyTales but if Geoffrey Chaucer had been born in 1970 and owned a Sinclair Spectrum when he was 15. Both a love letter to 80s video games like #Elite, and an exploration of the string theory branch of cosmology

Discover the legacy William Caxton left behind, bringing printed matter to the general public. From the little known about him, @KatMarchant & Charlie Higson, @monstroso, piece together his life & work. Listen to @wwhspodcast. #canterburytales #diplomat #merchant

England in stone #canterburycathedral #canterbury #canterburykent #kent #visitcanterbury #cathedral #architecture #england #canterburytales #uk #unitedkingdom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

If you met my #audiobook narrator Noah James Butler on my #blog, then you, too, will be excited for the new audiobook release of #4 in my #CrispinGuestMedievalNoir series. You can get it May 13th. It's the #CanterburyTales ...with murder! #Booksky #Readersky www.jeriwesterson.com/audiobook-na...

#OTD #TDIH #April17, 1397 #GeoffreyChaucer tells #TheCanterburyTales for 1st time at #RichardIIOfEngland's court.
#CanterburyTales #Chaucer #RichardII #Literature
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Detail of the arched stained glass panel of the Chaucer window, Heinz Chapel. Chaucher is reading from a copy of the Canterbury Tales. Two horse riders are depicted beside him along with a figure in an arched vault.

Detail of the arched stained glass panel of the Chaucer window, Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh PA 📖 (🧵 4/n)
#photography #Chaucer #CanterburyTales #HeinzChapel
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 29 March 2025. The theme is #Arch

GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1721 WORKS 1st JOHN URRY Canterbury Tales ENGRAVINGS Knights Tale

#books #antiquarian #Chaucer #18thcentury #literature #engravings #CanterburyTales #bookauction
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Op shop find, a gorgeous hardcover of Geoffrey Chaucer's #CanterburyTales. Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. Such a gorgeous book!

In love with the dark green and orange colours on the cover!

#Chaucer #Williammorris #opshop #thrifting #book #classiclit #hardcover

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THE CANTERBURY TALES
by Geoffrey Chaucer

#BookSky #Poetry #BookClub
#Chaucer #CanterburyTales
#EnglishLiterature #Medieval

What It Was Like to Get a Meal at a Medieval Tavern https://www.opencult #MedievalTavern #CanterburyTales

#CanterburyTales #Chaucer Looking for a source (or two!) on the popularity of the CT in the first half of the 15th century, if anyone can help. Thank you, Lemman :)

#HappyValentinesDay everyone 💘!
#OTD #TDIH #February14: #ValentinesDay #holiday observed.
#StValentinesDay #FeastOfStValentine #Romanticism #RomanticLove #Love #CourtlyLove #Troubadours #TroubadourTradition #Chaucer #CanterburyTales
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You're Dead to Me - The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Live) - BBC Sounds Greg Jenner looks at early cultural fandom. Recorded live at the 2022 Hay Festival.

Listened to this podcast episode about 18th C #fandom www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - and as an aside historian Corin Throsby also mentioned John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes, #selfinsert Chaucer fanfic composed in the 1420s. #canterburytales

a screenshot from schitt 's creek shows two women talking Alt: Gif from Schitt’s Creek, Alexis nods and says “you’re not wrong”

Just had a student describe The Nun’s Priest’s Tale as “a story about a fox who fucks with a chicken” and now I want them to create taglines for all the #CanterburyTales 😂👏

Prologue, from The Canterbury Tales by W. Russell Flint (1913)

#CanterburyTales #W.RussellFlint #Gwyllm

From the late 70s when I was living in Atlanta. #Pasolini #film #cinema #CanterburyTales #Atlanta

In the #CanterburyTales' "The Psychedelic Chemist's Tale," the pilgrims' attempt to find a towel for the Wife of Bath failed because they didn't know if they were coming or going.