

The Pardoners Tale
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrator: Richard Bebb
Unabridged: 2 hr 38 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 01/29/2007
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Medieval Poetry
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrator: Richard Bebb
Unabridged: 2 hr 38 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 01/29/2007
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Medieval Poetry
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400), English poet, was the son of a London vintner. He was married and held a number of positions at court and in the king’s service, including diplomat, controller of customs in the port of London, and deputy forester in the King’s Forest in Somerset. He was buried in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey where a monument was erected to him in 1555.
Wow... truly surprising. The story is three-fold: The pardoner, a man of the cloth, reveals to the entourage how immoral he is... despite being society's moral standard. Next, he gives a brilliant, passionate sermon on human vices, then ends with a startling tale to illustrate his points. I'm sincere......more
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This was the tale I had studied at A-level and my first taste of Chaucer. I hated this character, he was as corrupt as others in his profession. But yet he is seen to be boasting of his corruption. I remember when I was studying this, I mainly found the context interesting which was the corruption o......more