Chaucer with John Fleming

Introduction of ENG 307: The Poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, upon which the 2009 Alumni Studies course (Chaucer's Canterbury Tales) was based. Presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The history of the English language and attitudes towards reading in the Middle Ages, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The literature that formed Chaucer's literary imagination and poetic career, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The different approaches and techniques of literary study, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy and Chaucer's The Book of the Duchess, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

Chaucer's idea for The Canterbury Tales as a collection of framed tales, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The ways in which The General Prologue establishes the foundation for his framed narratives in The Canterbury Tales, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The first part of The Knight's Tale, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The second part of The Knight's Tale, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.

The Miller's Tale, a comparison with The Knight's Tale, and the religious themes of this work, presented by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus.