Canterbury

Tales

 

 

Maine West High School  Library Resource Center

 

Updated -  November 2008

 

 LRC     ♦     Maine West

 

Works Cited   ♦ Citing Quotes ♦  Parenthetical Citations  ♦ Research Manual

 

 

Linking Banner

 

 

Books    

Search the Online Catalog for books.  Some selected titles below.

Biographies

                        B CHAUCER WES     Chaucer 1340-1400 : the life and times of the first English Poet /  West, Richard

B CHAUCER C             Chaucer and his England / Coulton, G. G.

B CHA C                       Geoffrey Chaucer of England / Chute, Marchette Gaylord

 

Reference Books     

                        R 821.1 CHAUCER R   Chaucer A to Z  / Rossignol, Rosalyn.


General Collection

821.1 CHAUCER B     A companion to Chaucer / Brown, Peter,

942.03 CHILDRESS    Chaucer's England / Childress, Diana

942.03 SINGMAN       Daily life in Chaucer's England / Singman, Jeffrey L.

 

 

A lawyer; from Chaucer Coloring Book

 

 

Databases    

Student Resource Center   ♦   Literature Resource Center  ♦  LitFinder   ♦   ProQuest Learning Literature

                 For remote access to the above databases, go to the S drive- LRC to get usernames and passwords.

Web Sites  

C Chaucer at Harvard is most complete and authoritative with a wide variety of visual and auditory resources: 

C Chaucer:  The Canterbury Tales (from Jane Zatta at Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville): 

C Chaucer Metapage (from the 33rd International Congress of Medieval Studies) this website contains links to a large number of sites and is well organized: 

C Chaucer Pedagogy Page is designed specifically for teachers of Chaucer, at all levels 

C Chaucer MetaMentors are experienced scholars and teachers of Chaucer who are willing to advise others about teaching and studying Chaucer. 

C A Chaucerian Cookery

C Geoffrey Chaucer Use this to find out general information about Chaucer's life and to get summaries and basic information about his tales.  

C Medieval and Renaissance Occupations and Trades

C Middle Ages General information about the Middle Ages – then click on  

the image to have the Knight, Merchant, Nun, or Peasant guide you through the Middle Ages from their perspective.  Link from Minnesota State University.

C The Miller's Tale    

C Pilgrims Passing To and Fro

C Women in the Middle Ages

Maine West High School Library Resource Center ◊ 1755 S. Wolf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018

Librarians: G. Haan, MLS, MEd;  & L. Ryan, MA, Med