The Beauty of Books | Geoffrey Chaucer and the English language

Duration: 4'53''

Synopsis

An exploration of an early manuscript of 'The Canterbury Tales' and Chaucer's important decision to write in English.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
The Canterbury Tales | BBC Four | 2011

The Beauty of Books | The Canterbury Tales'

An exploration of the audience, characters and intentions of 'The Canterbury Tales'.
Canterbury Tales | BBC Two | 2001

Animated Epics | The Animated Canterbury Tales in Middle English

Compilation secondary schools programme of an animated version of Geoffrey Chaucer's poem "Canterbury Tales" in authentic middle English