The Canterbury Tales | Summary & Analysis | Geoffrey Chaucer

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[juliamoss]

anyone else got a english test on this tomorrow ?

[kristinplischke]

Beyond learning about The Canterbury Tales, I love this guy's enthusiasm and his smile at the end!

[bananasauz]

I know everyone else has already said this but the speaker's enthusiasm is genuinely super helpful in terms of keeping me invested. It's late and I have a mind that is very prone to wandering when tired but he's still managed to keep my attention despite that. Amazing, thank you so much for this.

[debbiesmith]

who else is sitting there watching this for skl work bc you have to work from home bc of coronavirus

[JannDD]

My teacher based the test on this video 👀👀

[himanigupta]

you are an absolute stunner and the way you explain is so smooth .Keep up the good work.

[theodoreregis]

I like your commentaries, you did a good job of explaining Chaucer's work. I use your video almost every semester. Chaucer's work depicted the past and the days of men in power. We can learn from the world and we can improve life from these tales.

[sebastianmclean]

Thank you so much. Love your enthusiasm, keep 'em coming please!

[michaelmyers]

To those of you posting that you're here because you have a test tomorrow, please do not listen to this and go away thinking you have an understanding of The Canterbury Tales or Chaucer's England. I know this sounds harsh, but I can't the way this man glibly rails off opinions as if they are fact. For instance, his description the dynamics between men and women of Chaucer's time does not do the subject justice. It's far more complex and fascinating. Furthermore, he makes his claims without providing a shred of evidence. I've taught The Canterbury Tales for years, and the work deserves more detailed study than this. Take the time to read it, study the history surrounding it, and appreciate the seriousness and humor it contains. The characters portrayed and the stories they tell have so many similarities with who we are as individuals and a society. Sorry to be such a downer. Things like this just hurt my heart a bit.

[martinnovy]

thank you soooo much, this really helped me!

[francescabertini]

Should mention main source of inspiration was Boccaccio's Decameron.

[elifkareni]

I have an exam and it will be about Canterbury tales I don't know which one will be asked to me but I really got ver useful information from here thank

[younesshassani]

thanks for your general explication of this masterpiece work, it was really hopeful.

[sleeplessbats]

justify the reasons why Chaucer uses the magical, the supernatural, the miraculous, and the exotic in such tales as The Man of Law's Tale, The Squire's Tale, The Prioress' Tale, Clerk’s Tale and parts of others? how can i reply this question i did not find. someone can help me please ?

[charliechaplin]

Great Masterpiece.
Please make suchlike info about all the classical novels.

[shajwanshaho]

it was really useful thanks a lot <3

[tekmen]

I like your channel but i think if you add subtitle in some other language it wil be better (i want to turkish😁)

[Aluiette]

studying while my father's yelling at me

[jonathanhunter]

Awesome video, but as a huge fan of Chaucer, I have to say original the Tales were not

[bozzwick]

Okay, but WHY are they going to Canterbury?