Baba to bring Lit-Hop to L-S Nov 13, 2008
Spoken word artist Baba Brinkman will visit Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School next Tuesday, Nov. 18, to work with the Medieval History and Early English Literature classes in bringing modern context to Geoffrey Chaucer s The Canterbury Tales. Brinkman will perform his Rap Canterbury Tales and engage with the students in writing workshops. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Other teams find their "Way'' Oct 8, 2008
Lamar Beane, as told to Geoffrey Chaucer. On the benefits of using total anonymity in place of a star system in baseball, with emphasis on the lives and times of Bob Geren, Jack Cust and Brad Ziegler. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Language, change in preserving the past Sep 11, 2008
Although we can read and understand writing from 400 years ago, for instance the words of William Shakespeare, it would be much more difficult to clearly navigate the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, written more than 600 years ago. We would need some tutoring to understand the unfamiliar words and sentence structure. (Juneau Empire)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Aug 30, 2008
The Merrills were joined by the offspring's old teacher of English, Joe Wingard; and the three young adults enjoyed showing off their good memories of what they had learned in high-school days by reciting in unison the first eighteen lines of "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, which their old teacher had made them learn. He beamed with pride. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
The nature of risk in boom times or bust Aug 22, 2008
The phrase, "nothing ventured, nothing gained," dates back to Geoffrey Chaucer in 1374, about six centuries before computers began to run regressions to find ways to get rich without risk. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which is supposed to guarantee that Americans with pensions will get paid even if employers go broke, claims to have found the answer. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Smith: Former Dog became teacher Aug 3, 2008
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Is the vertical pronoun really such a capital idea? Aug 3, 2008
The growing "I" became prevalent in the 13th and 14th centuries, with a Geoffrey Chaucer manuscript of "The Canterbury Tales" among the first evidence of this grammatical shift. Initially, distinctions were made between graphic marks denoting an "I" at the beginning of a sentence versus a midphrase first-person pronoun. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Inside the religious heart of England Aug 2, 2008
With Irons' soothing voice in my ear, I enjoy some private time with these remarkable artifacts: the marble effigy of Queen Elizabeth I made from her death mask in 1603 and considered the most realistic likeness; the graves of literary greats of England gathered -- as if during a posthumous storytelling session -- around the tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer (Mr. "Canterbury Tales"); poppies lining the tomb of Britain's Unknown Soldier with the U.S. Medal of Honor (presented by Gen. John J. Pershing in... (CNN -- Travel)
Shakespeare theft man bailed Jul 13, 2008
Also stolen was a book by 10th Century scholar Aelfric, written in 1566, a first edition of Beowulf from 1815 and a handwritten manuscript from the early 15th Century containing a fragment of a poem by Canterbury Tales author Geoffrey Chaucer. The Durham Police spokesman said officers were working with the FBI in the United States. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Man held over theft of rare Shakespeare folio Jul 13, 2008
Other items taken in the raid included a 14th or 15th century manuscript of an English translation of the New Testament and a handwritten manuscript from the same period of a fragment of a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. Police said the documents would have been impossible to sell legitimately. (Yahoo News)
400-year-old Shakespeare book back a decade later Jul 13, 2008
The university hoped to recover the other stolen works, which include a 15th-century manuscript containing a fragment of a poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer, author of "The Canterbury Tales"; an edition of "Beowulf" printed in 1812; and a book of maps and poetry dating from 1612. It also promised to keep the First Folio safe. (AZCentral -- News)
How to write a movie Jun 30, 2008
I'm going to give the Oscar for this to Geoffrey Chaucer for The Pardoner's Tale, where they go looking for Death but find a pile of money instead. And the twist is. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Let's let the chickens roost wherever it suits them May 4, 2008
For all of its simple farm origins, in spite of its roots in the Parson's Tale of the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, the phrase is clearly a toxic one. No sensible person should ever employ it again. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Obama's latest persona: The king of cool Feb 29, 2008
In the 2000 book "Cool Rules: Anatomy of an Attitude," British authors Dick Pountain and David Robins deconstructed the meaning of "cool," tracing its roots back to the English author, poet and philosopher Geoffrey Chaucer, and later to a coachman in Charles Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers" who wiped his brow "to show the passengers how cool he is.". Not breaking a sweat: that could apply to Mr. Obama. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Great Tales from English History Feb 20, 2008
Review of Volumes 1 & 2 of Robert Laceys British Historical Stories. These fascinating stories of historical figures and events are sure to stir the reader's interest in the social and political development of the British Isles. (Suite101.com)
Love-struck shoppers hit local stores Feb 16, 2008
The holiday later became associated with romance and love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. So what are the love-struck buying for the apple of their eye. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
I will spend Valentine's Day cold and alone Feb 13, 2008
Around 1382, a man named Geoffrey Chaucer put out a poem Parlement of Foules and he couldn't have put it out at a worse time. Parlement of Foules, a poem originally intended to celebrate the marriage of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia (keep in mind the poem is celebrating the marriage of a 12- and 13-year-oldgross) was the first term used to describe this day as the day for lovers. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Gift primer for lovers Feb 7, 2008
The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with love was with Geoffrey Chaucer in his "Parliament of Foules," written in 1382. It was a poem written to honor the first anniversary of the engagement of the English King Richard II to Anne of Bohemia. (Rhinebeck Gazette Advertiser, NY)
Huntington library director helped expand literary, science holdings Dec 6, 2007
During that time he edited several books on the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. When he retired, he relocated to New Jersey. (Los Angeles Times)
England's medieval cathedrals: The magnificent seven Nov 10, 2007
For 350 years it was Europe's greatest pilgrimage site, the travels of the devout chronicled by Geoffrey Chaucer in "The Canterbury Tales.". Canterbury is perhaps best known worldwide as the site of the murder of Archbishop Thomas a Becket on Dec. 29, 1170, at the instigation of King Henry II. Three years later Becket was made a saint and in 1174 Henry prostrated himself before Becket's tomb, seeking absolution. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
This Day in History Oct 25, 2007
In 1400, author Geoffrey Chaucer died in London. In 1918, the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia foundered off the coast of Alaska; some 350 people perished. (Montana Standard, MT)
Click for Full Story Oct 25, 2007
On This Date:In 1400, author Geoffrey Chaucer died in London. In 1760, Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II.In 1918, the Canadian steamship Princess Sophia foundered off the coast of Alaska; some 350 people perished. (KWTX.com, TX)
Talk amongst yourselves Oct 4, 2007
"It enriches language," said Rod Kessler, a professor of English at Salem State College who pointed out that Geoffrey Chaucer used some risque slang in his landmark work, "The Canterbury Tales.". "You show creativity when you use slang. It's colorful, picturesque, imaginative, and shocking.". (Boston Globe)
Chaucer Book Sells For $180,000 at Inaugural Bloomsbury Auction Sep 27, 2007
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At the inaugural auction held today at Bloomsbury Auction House, 6 W. 48th Street, an undisclosed phone bidder paid $180,000, including the auctioneer's commission, for The Kelmscott Chaucer, a complete works for Canterbury Tales author, Geoffrey Chaucer, published in 1896. Only 48 copies of the book, bound in full pigskin, remain today. (PR Newswire)
Green jargons top in Oxford's new entries Sep 21, 2007
Stevenson said words in common use since 1700 are included and most which became obsolete before that date are omitted except words used in the Bible and the works of authors William Shakespeare, John Milton and Geoffrey Chaucer. Other stories in this section. (India Times)
Q&A: curriculum reform Jul 12, 2007
The issue explained: Secondary school curriculum reform. Donald MacLeod looks at what 11 to 14-year-old pupils can expect to learn under the latest reforms to the secondary school curriculum. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Be Pittsburgh's poet laureate for a day May 16, 2007
It cannot be as long as "The Canterbury Tales" (by Geoffrey Chaucer, an early English poet laureate). Don't rest on your laurels -- the deadline is Thursday at noon. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Elizabethan Idol May 7, 2007
Beaumont became the first dramatist to be honoured with burial in Westminster Abbey, beside the tombs of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser. Shakespeare was laid to rest in the provincial obscurity of his native Stratford on Avon. (The Age)
On corn dogs and other things Apr 24, 2007
John Milton's final work was a long, fractious religious tract outlining his heretical views on Christianity; Geoffrey Chaucer died while trying to create The Canterbury Tales, one of the greatest works in the English language. And so I write this, my final column of the year, in these two great writers' shadows. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
A man for all ages Apr 14, 2007
Beaumont became the first dramatist to be honoured with burial in the national shrine of Westminster Abbey, beside the tombs of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser. Shakespeare was laid to rest in the provincial obscurity of his native Stratford-upon-Avon. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Former UA prof connects with site Apr 10, 2007
Q: One of your areas of expertise was Geoffrey Chaucer. Can you imagine the isolation someone with MS must have had back in Chaucer's time, not being connected to anyone other than those people in his or her village and not knowing anything about the illness. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
High bids expected for rare Chaucer edition Mar 7, 2007
A very rare edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer is to go under the hammer tomorrow and is expected to fetch up to 100,000. The 1896 edition of the book, produced by William Morris, is bound in pigskin and features 87 woodcuts. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
New issue honors Longfellow Feb 25, 2007
Between 1863 and 1874, he wrote a series of narrative poems known as "Tales of a Wayside Inn." It was issued in three parts and recalled "The Canterbury Tales" by English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. His most famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride," was originally published in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1861 and its opening lines are still well known: "Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.". (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Teachers fight back over classics Feb 17, 2007
QCA LIST OF CLASSIC AUTHORS Jane Austen, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Blake, Charlotte Brnte, Robert Burns, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kate Chopin, John Clare, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, George Eliot, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, John Masefield, Alexander Pope, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare (sonnets), Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jonathan Swift, Alfred Lord Tennyson, HG Wells, Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Wordsworth and William Wordsworth... (BBC News -- UK)
Pilgrim Reflections Feb 15, 2007
According to some medieval scholars, it was the renowned bard Lord Geoffrey Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine s Day with romance. In 1381, Chaucer sought to compose a poem in honor of the pre-arranged marriage between Eng-land s Richard II and Anne of Bo-hemia. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Love is in the air Feb 15, 2007
The first recorded association of Valentine s Day with romantic love is in the poem Parliament of Foules, by Geoffrey Chaucer, written to honor the first anniversary of King Richard II of England s engagement to Anne of Bohemia. (When they were married eight months later, he was 13 or 14, and his bride was 14. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Service Club's longtime focus is children's needs Feb 14, 2007
Our present-day celebration of the day, exchanging greeting cards, gifts and the like on Feb. 14 can be traced to the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. He mentioned that birds began to pair off on Saint Valentine's Day. (Herald-Tribune)
The history of Valentine's Day Feb 11, 2007
which St Valentine we're celebrating isn't entirely clear. " "Cultivate your curves they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided. (iAfrica.com)
Buyers of rare books rare in this area Jan 15, 2007
"PRICIEST BOOKSThese books and manuscripts fetched the highest auction prices: "Leonardo DaVinci, Codex Leicester" -- $30.8 million in 1994 "The Rothschild Prayer Book" -- $13.4 million in 1999 "Gospels of Henry the Lion" -- $11.9 million in 1983 "John James Audubon, Birds of America" (Fox-Bute copy) -- $8.8 million in 2000 "Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales" -- $7.6 million in 1998-- Compiled by News Researcher Helen MoreySources: New York Times. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
CCA high schoolers create their own versions of Chaucer's ‘Canterbury Tales' Jan 10, 2007
SYCAMORE Just as Geoffrey Chaucer created his anterbury Tales pilgrims to tell their own tales, so did high school students in Mrs. Johansen's literature class at Cornerstone Christian Academy. ADVERTISEMENT. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Fallbrook man faces trial in deaths of wife's mother, sister Jan 10, 2007
Cooper said he stabbed Jenna Leibner first, after she made a comment about him being stupid because he had difficulty reading a book by 14th-century English author Geoffrey Chaucer, Altenhof said. A deputy medical examiner testified that Jenna Leibner suffered 56 sharp force injuries, including stabs, cuts and slashes, and that all of the knife wounds were to her face, neck, torso and arms, Lagotta said. (North County Times)
