The Canterbury Tales

So, we're studying the Canterbury Tales (In my Chaucer class of all places... Spooooky) and we viewed a 70's era film version. It was BEEZARE. The whole thing was shot in English, then dubbed in Italian, then shown with English subtitles. They had Dr. Who as the young husband of the Wife of Bath. Alright, fine, it was actually Tom Baker. You could tell because he didn't have the scarf. There was also a version of the Cook's Tale done as a weird-o medieval homage to Charlie Chaplin. The movie didn't tell all the tales, which is understandable considering how many there are. Strict focus on the fablieu (read: dirty) tales though. It ended with the image of friars spraying from Satan's butt- as seen in the Summoner's Tale. It then cut away to the guy playing Chaucer who shut the book and smiled satisfied. Just like in children's programs with storytelling. "And they all lived happily ever after. Except for the friars who were trapped in Satan's ass. The end." It was super wack-a-doodle crazy. But very faithful to just how twisted a writer Chaucer could be.

Beyond that, I'm now officially on break. My place has gone dead because everyone has already headed home for the interval. It would be depressing if I didn't have so much to do between now and when I leave for London! Very excited about that. I'm gonna go to the National Portrait Gallery, and the Tate Britain, and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and... other places... I'm very excited! Note: I'm going to the above mentioned places with or without you family! So come on, whose with me! Arrrr!

So that's all for now. I'll post again before I head off for London, but I don't know what the internet situation is gonna be on the houseboat... It is, after all, a houseboat. TTYL, TTFN