IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1432: Reading Chaucer Aloud at Leeds: A Workshop
Wednesday 8 July 2015, 19.00-20.00
| Sponsor: | The Chaucer Studio / Press, Brigham Young University, Utah |
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| Organiser: | Paul R. Thomas, The Chaucer Studio Press / Brigham Young University, Utah |
| Moderator/Chair: | Paul R. Thomas, The Chaucer Studio Press / Brigham Young University, Utah |
| Abstract | This workshop is designed for anyone who would like to learn how to read Chaucer's Middle English poetry / prose aloud. Beginning or experienced readers are welcome: the workshop will be non-threatening, and most readers should be able to make a noticeable improvement in their reading of Middle English during this session. Please bring a few copies of a passage from Chaucer's works you would like to improve. All readers should try to prepare the following passages from the Manciple’s Prologue and Tale: Fragment IX, 1-104, the Prologue; Lines 240-308 in the Tale. If you have queries or are interested in participating, contact Paul Thomas at paul_thomas@byu.edu |