The Canterbury Tales (Canterburské povídky, 1995)

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Listopad 1, 2010

Geoffrey Chaucer. Audiokniha – zkrácená četba s použitím hudby z doby Boccacciova Dekameronu. Obrázek

Čtou Philip Madoc, Edward de Souza, Anthony Donovan, Clive Merrison, Clive Swift & Anton Lesser.

Vydal Naxos Audiobooks, březen 1995(celkem 201 min.).

Pozn.: Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury.
If we trust the General Prologue, Chaucer intended that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back. He never finished his enormous project and even the completed tales were not finally revised. Scholars are uncertain about the order of the tales. As the printing press had yet to be invented when Chaucer wrote his works, The
Canterbury Tales has been passed down in several handwritten manuscripts.

Chaucer’s greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society, and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of The Knight’s Tale to the joyous bawdy of the Miller’s; all are told with a freshness and vigour in this modern English verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

About he Performers:

Philip Madoc’s extensive theater work has encompassed many principal Shakespearean roles, and he can also be. seen in The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and the BBC’s Fortunes of War.
Edward De Souza is a familiar figure on the London stage, being one of the country’s leading classical actors. His film credits include The Thirty Nine Steps and The Spy Who Loved Me.
Anthony Donovan has toured the UK extensively appearing in works by playwrights as varied as Marlowe, Pinter and Willy Russell. He was recently heard as the voice of Joseph Conrad in the BBC Radio production of The Black Heart and his film credits include Keeper and Utz.
Clive Merrison has recently been seen in the films Heavenly Creatures and An Awfully Big Adventure. In addition to this he has accumulated innumerable stage and screen credits, including Pie in the Sky and A Very British Coup.
Clive Swift is known the world over for his comic work in Keeping Up Appearances. His career has been based, however, on extensive theatrical work with the RSC and other leading British companies. He appears in the film A Passage to India and founded The Actor’s Centre in London.
Anton Lesser is a familiar voice on Naxos AudioBooks and is one of Britain’s leading classical actors. He has played many of the principal Shakespearean roles for the RSC and has appeared in major TV productions such as The Mill on the Floss.