The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale Resources
Websites
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Larry Benson collects basic information and links in one handy webpage. Most interesting are the relations of this tale to those of a few of Chaucer's contemporaries, and the connection of the tale to the courtly theme of the transforming power of love.
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This page collects links to bibliographies, study guides, and audio and images.
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Here's some interesting, well-sourced information about the loathly lady in Celtic and Germanic folklore.
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Historical Documents
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This is an image of the first page of "The Wife of Bath's Tale" from the Ellesmere manuscript, widely considered to be the most beautiful of the Chaucer manuscripts.
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This is an image of the Wife of Bath from Cambridge Manuscript GG 4.27.
Video
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Audio
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Resources to Help Students Learn Middle English
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This page, provided by Harvard, offers ten lessons that start with a general explanation of the principles of Middle English pronunciation and move on to actual practice with the tales themselves.
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This is a helpful glossary of Middle English terms often used in Chaucer. The 100 most common words are denoted by an asterisk.