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I was fortunate enough to have a great high school English teacher who took the time to explain Chaucer to us. I might have been the only one in my class who enjoyed this, but it really got me into The Canterbury Tales. I like the subtle (and sometimes outright) humor and the way Chaucer shows us who these characters are based on the stories they tell. Classics usually aren't my thing, but I'm a big fan of most of these stories.
CaliforniaCay Have you read Sometimes We Tell the Truth by Kim Zarins? The author was my medieval lit professor, who was OBSESSED with Chaucer. She wrote this book as a modern day retelling of Canterbury tales, and it's a teen book! I haven't read it but it seems like a fun read for any fans of the original. 6y
JacintaMCarter @CaliforniaCay I haven‘t read that! I‘ll have to check that one out. 6y
Leftcoastzen Such a cool old cover! 6y
BookDragonNotWorm I had an English teacher make us learn the opening stanza in Middle English - it felt like speaking gibberish, but it got the entire class engaged and involved in a book we probably would have overlooked otherwise. It was fun reading it. Good teachers make such a difference! 6y