Everything you need to know to read "The Canterbury Tales" - Iseult Gillespie
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A portly Miller, barely able to sit on his horse, rambles on about the flighty wife of a crotchety old carpenter and the scholar she takes as her lover. This might sound like a bawdy joke, but it’s part of one of the most esteemed works of English literature ever created: The Canterbury Tales. Iseult Gillespie shares everything you need to know to read Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic collection.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Iseult Gillespie
- Director Anton Bogaty
- Narrator Adrian Dannatt
- Animator Anton Bogaty
- Composer Jarrett Farkas
- Sound Designer Weston Fonger
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
