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Middle English

Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt
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'The hooly blisful martir for to seke' Manuscripts with Chaucer’s pilgrims

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales tell the story of pilgrims 'from every shires ende / Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende’. Experience these journeys, both real and imagined, through medieval manuscripts from the Bodleian collection live under the visualiser.
Chaucer for Beginners

Chaucer 6 - Chaucer’s legacy

Professor Marion Turner looks at Chaucer's legacy and the changes in societal perception of Chaucer. She also looks at online resources to help the beginner study Chaucer.
Chaucer for Beginners

Chaucer 5 - The Language of Chaucer

Professor Marion Turner delves into Geoffrey Chaucer's language and writing style. Chaucer championed a vernacular English form of writing, a departure from the prevalent use of Latin or French in poetry and the law.
Chaucer for Beginners

Chaucer 4 - The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale

Professor Marion Turner introduces one of the most famous and intricate tales from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales – "The Wife of Bath."
Chaucer for Beginners

Chaucer 3 - The Miller’s Tale

Professor Marion Turner introduces the ribald and humorous world of one of the Canterbury Tales' most famous stories – "The Miller's Tale."
Chaucer for Beginners

Chaucer 2 - An Introduction to the Canterbury Tales

Professor Marion Turner provides an in-depth exploration of Geoffrey Chaucer's classic work, the Canterbury Tales.
Chaucer for Beginners

Chaucer 1 - An Introduction to the life and times of Geoffrey Chaucer

In the introductory episode of "Chaucer for Beginners,” expert Professor Marion Turner introduces the life of writer Geoffrey Chaucer, shedding light on his background and life in 14th century England.
Poetry with Simon Armitage

Damned if he Does and Damned if he Doesn't? Dilemmas and Decisions in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Simon Armitage lectures on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Middle English

This lecture is on Tolkien and middle english. Professor Carolyne Larrington, Tutorial Fellow in English Literature, St John's College, Oxford gives the first talk in the Tolkien: The Maker of Middle Earth lecture series.

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