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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Mock Canterbury Tales, Our Script
Here, find the script for our final dinner’s entertainment: Our Pilgrimage Whan in July with her scorching sune Our teaching courses long since done We gan our pilgrimage to Londontowne To meet you two—in Chaucer world—RENOWN! And we found the … Continue reading
Home
After nearly 25 hours of travel (and waiting), I’m home again. I would imagine we have all returned (but Cat who is visiting Edinburgh) home. The day has been mixed with happiness and reunion and a bit of the sinking-stomach … Continue reading
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Communion together at Noor Jahan
12.August.2010 (Evening) This evening, our final dinner with David and Susanna + 16 at the Noor Jahan2. Yummy Indian Food with plenty of libation. The mood was genial. We “performed” a mock-prologue (script forthcoming) organized by Maren and scripted by … Continue reading
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Tagged Communion, Dinner, Noor Jahan
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The End. Amen.
13.August.2010 And so we’ve reached the end of this journey… The Parson’s Tale brings us full circle: again, the tree with its roots. The Parson’s is a root system of penitence from which springs the tree of life. The fruit, … Continue reading
Finishing Up…Canon Yeoman and Manciple
12.August.2010 Today we finished up the Canon Yeoman’s Tale. David suggests that perhaps the Yeoman’s tale with all its elemental (and base) alchemical imagery could be read as a metaphor for the artist’s (perhaps Chaucer’s) work. The artist takes the … Continue reading
Second Nun and Canon Yeoman
11.August.2010 My favorite thing today is Mary Kay’s Pac-Man red ghost broach and Fran’s fancy new white and black dress. My next favorite thing was class where we discussed the Second Nun’s Tale as well as the Canon Yeoman’s Tale. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon, Canon Yeoman, Second Nun, Yeoman
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Day 2: A Sunday in Wales
8.August.2010 The Welsh are a beautiful people, ancestors of the Celts. They are proud of their language and heritage. It is surprising to me how similar the topography is to the Appalachian area of the US. Perhaps that is why … Continue reading
4 Tales in 5.5 hours: Monk, Nun’s Priest, Sir Topas, and Melibee
Tuesday, 10.August.2010 Today began a little “off” as I was unable to get to class the “usual” way. Electricians had blocked the doors, so I ended up on the stairs that lead nowhere and had to take the “long” way … Continue reading
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Tagged Melibee, Monk, Monk's Tale, Nun's Priest, Nun's Priest's Tale, Priest, Sir Melibee, Sir Topas, Topas
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The Pardoner, The Shipman, and The Prioress: Odd Company
Monday, 9.August.2010 Today we attempted to tackle three tales. The highlight was Emily and Mary Kay’s presentation on the Prioress’s Tale. I once had a student who did an anti-Semitic reading of this anti-Semitic tale. And since then, I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Pardoner, Pardoner's Tale, Prioress, Prioress's Tale, Shipman, Shipman's Tale
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Dateline: Cardiff, Wales
7.August.2010 I arrived in Cardiff around 1PM. Checked into my hotel, the Courtfield Hotel (Norman and Keith are gracious hosts). The hotel smelled like my Grandmother Wiseman’s house, a mix of old wood, mildew, and candy. And a ticking … Continue reading
