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Reading to accompany the Wife of Bath

Assignments page for the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales. Includes the individual pages for the Parade of Characters activity.

The first of the greatly abbreviated in-class version of the Wife of Bath's Prologue.

The second of the greatly abbreviated in-class version of the Wife of Bath's Prologue.

The Tale itself

Great resource for a full analysis and background understanding for The Wife of Bath's Tale.

Due next class period. Easier to read, but you might not be able to get it on campus.

Due next class period. Harder to read, but open on campus.

Full text of the poem alongside the original Old English for contrast.

Discussion of the turmoil within the speaker of "The Wanderer."

Good collection of resources for exploring and understanding Beowulf.

Background information regarding Anglo-Saxon culture.

Easy-to-read adaptation of Beowulf. Not recommended for note-taking, but excellent to use in order to understand the story.

Audio versions of excerpts from Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales (Old English & Middle English).

Teacher resources for Beowulf.

Modern translation on the right, with Old English on the left. Good for note-taking, possibly challenging to read.

Good resource for studying the language of Beowulf. Includes a brief discussion of kennings.

Essay by Dave Barry.

Modern translation with language reminiscent of Anglo-Saxon poetry. Good for note-taking. Be sure to click "Next" at the bottom or top of each page to progress to the next section.