Oxford Playscripts: The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer is dead! In a dramatic attempt to bring him back to life, four medieval alchemists invite a group of Chaucer's best-known pilgrims - the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Nun's Priest, and the Miller - to tell their Canterbury Tales. Features Exciting adaptations of modern and classic novels, and a range of original plays Motivating activities focusing on performance, close text analysis, language and structure, together with varied creative tasks Insights into the plays by the authors and adaptors Notes on props and staging