![]() ![]() ![]() By taking the Tales out of Middle English and using more suitable language and images, some of the fun that is in Chaucer's Tales would have been lost. Some reviews that I have read imply that Williams should have censored Chaucer's Tales before putting them into a kid friendly format, but I think that any retelling should still bring the feeling of the original work into the newer piece. I think that because of the care that Williams had to have taken to present illustrations that melt so perfectly with the story, each supplementary photo greatly improves the comprehension of the reader, especially of those who's reading levels are not on a target level or those students who are visual learners. Each character's tale has its own theme, main idea, and 'moral to the story'. ![]() I loved this rendition of the Tales, and I think it conveys the same audacity that Chaucer introduced in his work. I love Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales it may be one of my favorite things to study. ![]() Williams does an excellent job of following the tone and themes that Chaucer presents in his original text. The 'retellings' include The Knight's Tale, The Miller's Tale, The Reeve's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Franklin's Tale, The Clerk's Tale, The Summoner's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale, and The Nun's Priest's Tale. Show More graphics, although sometimes too graphic for younger students. ![]()
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