Chaucer: The Merchant's Tale
This playlist brings together six courses on Chaucer's Merchant's Tale. The first two look at the Merchant's Tale directly, while the other four provide historical, literary and cultural context.
What this playlist includes:
50 lectures across 6 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Chaucer: The Merchant's Tale
Prof. Marion Turner
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
1.1. Biblical Contexts – 09:20
1.2. Classical Contexts – 10:19
1.3. European Contexts – 09:45
1.4. The Canterbury Tales Context – 11:01
1.5. Perception and Perspective – 09:58
2. Chaucer: The Merchant's Tale
Dr Carolyne Larrington
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
2.1. The Merchant – 06:06
2.2. The Marriage Debate – 09:55
2.3. The Wedding – 10:37
2.4. The Garden – 06:59
2.5. The Fairies – 04:10
2.6. The End of the Tale – 05:04
3. Chaucer and Story Patterns in Middle English Literature
Dr Carolyne Larrington
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
3.1. Introduction – 03:15
3.2. Story Collections – 05:24
3.3. Medieval Romance – 07:14
3.4. Drama – 05:59
3.5. Fabliau – 07:16
4. Chaucer: Historical, Literary and Cultural Context
Prof. Marion Turner
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
4.1. Multilingualism, Literacy and Books – 09:49
4.2. Chaucer’s Books – 09:35
4.3. Everyday Life – 10:16
4.4. Chaucer’s Life and Works – 10:37
4.5. Religion – 10:26
4.6. Monarchy, Parliament and Government – 10:31
5. Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
Prof. Marion Turner
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
5.1. The General Prologue and the Marketplace of Ideas – 11:48
5.2. Chaucer and Europe – 08:22
5.3. The Miller's Tale and the Peasants' Revolt – 11:35
5.4. Places and Spaces in the Merchant's Tale – 10:25
5.5. Gender and Authority in the Wife of Bath's Tale – 08:57
5.6. The Loathly Lady Story: From the Wife of Bath t... – 08:41
6. Love Through the Ages
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
6.1. The Beginnings of Love: Religious Love – 06:06
6.2. Popular Love: The Ballad, Troilus & Criseyde, a... – 08:22
6.3. Women’s Voices: Margery Kempe, the Wife of Bath... – 08:21
6.4. Chaucer: The Miller’s Tale – 02:38
6.5. From Medieval to Early Modern: Dunbar, Henryson... – 08:01
6.6. The English Renaissance: Sir Thomas Wyatt and E... – 07:13
6.7. Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet and Love’s Labour’s... – 09:54
6.8. Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream – 09:19
6.9. Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew – 04:15
6.10. Marlowe: Edward II – 03:02
6.11. Shakespeare: Key Themes and Ideas – 11:27
6.12. Shakespeare: Sonnets 29 and 144 – 05:41
6.13. The Metaphysical Poets – 07:49
6.14. The Restoration and the 18th Century: The Earl ... – 07:42
6.15. The Romantic Period – 16:02
6.16. Keats: La Belle Dame Sans Merci – 06:35
6.17. The Victorian Novel – 11:58
6.18. Victorian Poetry – 19:06
6.19. Modernism – 15:16
6.20. Gay Love: A. E. Housman and W. H. Auden – 06:49
6.21. Philip Larkin – 04:04
6.22. Modern Love: Carol Ann Duffy and Edwin Morgan – 05:48
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