Chaucer, in the Canterbury Tales, conceals facts of the turbulent 14th century. Ambiguous Middle English words construct the allegory expected by a medieval audience. It tells of the Church, harsh authority, rape, astrology and more.
This was SO helpful. Even if we do not believe in Christianity, we need to understand the imagery of Christianity to understand what Chaucer was writing into his poem and what his readers were reading into it. And the imagery is so beautiful. It makes so much sense! This perspective encourages me to read him again with new eyes.
This is very interesting and intriguing. Dolores Cullen is not only a fantastic reader of the literature, she is also a stellar writer/story teller. She captures attention from the start and never relinquishes it. The work of Dolores Cullen is so well written that this ancient and captivating literature is able to be enjoyed by a much broader audience than those who originally read the work of Chaucer.
5:06 I think you may appreciate ‘the host’ in Velasquez’ ‘Las Meninas’ - very subtle and extraordinarily beautiful…(and the 7 steps to aeternity!) (Also the journey through the stars is another form of what is in both Homer and Mahabharata and which are parallel narrations. Odysseus’ journey from ‘Troy’ (Tauroi) is I think a journey around the rim of the ‘South Celestial Sea’ i.e. the Celestosphere at 23.5° South and the line dividing celestial ‘earth’ from the ‘apsu’ (abyss/the deep). The Iliad and the great battle of the Indian epic are the aeonic contention of the houses of Taurus and Aries as precession moves one into the other’s place and aeonic authority is lost and replaced regarding priesthoods. Chaucer is in great company!) This lecture thrilled me to the core - thanks so much.❤
Priceless, thank you. After a few minutes of listening to these Tales I too found Christ in the Host. It was that that led me here. If you do not accept or follow the literary line...struggle you will to get your work printed/read.
Thank you for sharing, loved it! I am working on my own project, not on Chaucer, but using his format to tell the stories/lives/contributions/ & journeys of 12 people I've known, who are unique. Guess I'm the host, lol, but there's much embedded that is not so wonderful. Anyway, in my research to somehow do this project, the Texas Canterbury Tales, lol, I found this most enlightening, thank you. Would love to get your 3 books. Also, his more scathing portraits, hard to work that in although within these great people's lives, there are unsavory types for sure. Commenting on society, at this time, is also a goal. Thanks again.
I just stumbled across this video after trying to recall the first couple of lines that i had memorized in high school. This is truly wonderful information. Thank you for having the courage to continue in the pursuit. I plan to avail myself of all 3 books.
Amy, just saw your comment. You might be interested in my memoir Ensnared by His Words, that tells how it all came together. (It also has pictures of my family. Couldn't resist saying that. :) )
You've provided such a refreshing and intriguing insight on the broad vision of the Tales. Even though I have not read it, and therefore can't either agree or disagree with your interpretations, it just stands out from the other introductory lessons I've been watching. Your take is original, sincere, and coherently presented. Congratulations, and thank you for the video.
By the way, I love the music theme from an ancient harp song. One I still love. “Seikolos”, I think. The sound of dolors. I am ever haunted by this sad song.
To fail to realize who is the "host" and who are the "stars" in The Canterbury Tales is to fail to understand the book - and to fail to understand why Chaucer wrote it.
@@WhirledPublishing Thank you for your reply and thank you for keeping the memory and knowledge alive through RU-vid. We are opening a Canterbury Tales experience early next year to keep history alive. All the best
@@toxicwaste200 The "host" and the "stars" are most fascinating - and voluminous evidence contradicts the 1300's as the timeline for Chaucer's life - uploaded by various scholars and researchers - if you see any of this evidence, please let me know.
@@khanhminhnguyen7274How could we possibly even answer that question? Chaucer probably wouldn’t be subject to the same social pressures and norms that contributed to his Catholic faith, so he’d likely be a very different person, but who’s to say?🤷♂️
Nun Priest Tale is a beast fable. It is constructed to mock the Prioresse. She embodies the worst qualities of both Chaunticleer and Pertelot, from the perspective of the nuns priest
The fact you think the Canterbury tales is a plagiarism of the Decameron proves you have never read either. They are so different that the only thing connecting them is a similar structure not even invented by either Boccaccio or Chaucer. The Canterbury tales is universally the more popular and interesting work. Boccaccio literally plagiarised every single story in the Decameron from other countries stories. Italian literature has not been relevant since the renaissance period and even then Italy was starting to have to desperately try and keep up with English writers, playwrights and philosophers. English literature far exceeds Italian literature in both quality and influence. English is spoken all over the world. Italian is only spoken in Italy and Sicily. England's writers, playwrights and philosophers are read widely in every country in the world. Italy’s are only read when translated into English.
