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The Canterbury Tales
- A New Unabridged Translation by Burton Raffel
- Narrateur(s): uncredited
- Durée: 22 h et 21 min
- Catégories: Littérature et fiction, Classiques
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- Jennifer
- 2010-02-24
Lack of coherant "chapters"
This is a wonderful reading of Chaucer's tales. The different narrators really bring each of the stories to life. I have read this book (or sections) numerous times and I have to say that this translation was by far the most easy to understand and the most engaging. I really recommend this version of Chaucer's tales. The only problem I had with it has been mentioned by others (Audible, take note) the chapters are not designated by book, but by presumably Audible's convenience, that means, you cannot skip around to different tales, you have to listen to it front to back. This was irritating, and is the only reason I give it less than 5 stars.
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- Tad Davis
- 2008-11-16
A wonderful treat!
Burton Raffel is the crown prince of Old and Middle English translators in my book, and his Chaucer is another masterpiece. The rhyming is more subtle than in other translations of Chaucer, but it's there; and the tales unfold with seemingly effortless clarity. This is a high-quality, multiple-reader production, and it includes all the tales (including the Tale of Melibee and the Parson's Tale). The only thing marring the production are the chapter breaks: they are geared to the CDs rather than the individual tales. If you're planning to listen straight through, that's not a problem, but I would have preferred the ability to be more selective.
It's amazing that in only a few months, Audible has gone from a skimpy selection of Chaucer to three outstanding recordings of the complete set of Tales: one from Charlton Griffin, one from Blackstone, and this one from the BBC. Any one of them provides a wonderful listening experience. This one is my favorite because of Raffel; others may suit your taste better. But for heaven's sake get ONE of them.
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- Pierre Gauthier
- 2011-01-31
Enjoyable, Mostly!
Listening to the Canterbury Tales as an audio book is probably the best way to fully appreciate them, as they were certainly conceived to be listened to and not read silently for oneself. The narrators are varied and talented; they certainly succeed in bringing out the most from each tale. Also, the excellent translation makes the work perfectly accessible and easy to understand.
This unabridged version makes one realize however that this work was never finished or has been incompletely transmitted to us. For instance, the first tales such as the miller's and the reeve's are cleverly linked to one another. Sadly, soon enough afterwards, no structure is perceptible and tales simply follow one another with no apparent logic.
In addition, the unabridged version includes lesser known tales, some of which are dismally boring, such as the Tale of Melibee or the Parson's Tale, both in prose. They are closer to a long series of quotations than an actual narrative. Was Chaucer being ironic in including them? Or else, are they later additions that Chaucer did not write himself?
Overall, listening to the Canterbury Tales is a unique experience that is highly recommended to all, for sheer delight but also to realize how much, and how little, our culture has evolved since medieval times.
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- Robert
- 2010-06-01
Chaucer for everyone
I have attempted to read the Canterbury Tales many times in the last half century. After all, it's been a classic almost from the time of its writing but I do not believe this great work has ever been made so accessible as it has been here. The beauty of the translation is brought even more to life by the wonderful narrations. This is the best Chaucer that I have ever come across.
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- Lynn
- 2016-10-16
Good for Review
It's The Canterbury Tales, so I feel really ridiculous reviewing it as a story. It's fantastic, of course. The narration is very good. More than one actor plays different pilgrims, which is a plus. I listened to this as a refresher before teaching the stories. My only problem with it is that I wasn't always pleased with the translator's choices, which is why I gave it four stars overall. Completely pedantic, I know.
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- 2016-09-10
a modern translation
sometimes it was a struggle to get through it since many tales aren't famous for a reason (downright boring) but the makers of this audio book did do the best they could. I would recommend this to a student who has to study the whole of the Canterbury Tales but needs it in plain understandable language. one thing that bothered me was that the author didn't manage to keep the rhyme scheme.
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- Ananda's Grove
- 2020-09-21
Translation- not ME
It’s a good translation, and well performed. I doubt that many people will share my disappointment that this audio version isn’t in well-performed Middle English. But for those few of you, be aware that this is translated throughout. There is no “Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is the flour;...”
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- Richie Robertson
- 2020-09-25
Was expecting knights and chivalry, got fart jokes and cheating wives instead.
This was not at all what I had expected. I know that it is a classic so it’s nice to have it under my belt, but it was just tales of voluptuous women, infidelity, and ending with a brief systematic theology on the Roman Catholic religion. The narration was good though.
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- Keith Jordan
- 2020-09-22
Dry oh so dry.
This book is as interesting as a recitation of a dictionary. I struggled to finish.
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- DM
- 2021-01-28
wow, so much different than expected
Clearly not poetry as I was expecting, think Arabian Nights with an English lilt. Fantastically read, very enjoyable listen. Ranging from bawdy to spiritually uptight with everything in between. A classic must read. Fun from start to end!