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April poems

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Janice Campbell

April poems, spring poems — there are so many that it’s not easy to choose just a few to feature here. For now, I’ve chosen to offer just a few; we will add or link to more as they come … Continue reading →

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Wheeler Study Questions

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Rebecca

Here is an index to the study questions by Dr. L. Kip Wheeler which are referenced in British Literature (EIL4). Dr. Wheeler is an English professor at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee. Study Questions for Chaucer’s General Prologue to the Canterbury … Continue reading →

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Part 2 Wheeler Chaucer Study Questions

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Rebecca

201 Study Questions for Chaucer’s General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (second half) by Dr. L Kip Wheeler Vocabulary: the bodily humors, church summoner, pardoner, pardon (or indulgence), pilgrimage, reeve, relic Introduction: Lecture or Handouts: What does the trait of … Continue reading →

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Wheeler’s Chaucer Study Questions, Part 1

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Rebecca

Study Questions for Chaucer’s General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (first half) by Dr. L Kip Wheeler Vocabulary: frame narrative, ambiguity, bourgeoisie, satire, stereotype, relic, unreliable narrator, guild, Great Vowel Shift, Middle English, Epicureanism. Introduction: Why might we consider The … Continue reading →

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Dr. Drake’s Chaucer Study Questions

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rebecca

Geoffery Chaucer Study Questions by Dr. Alfred J. Drake “General Prologue” to Canterbury Tales 1. What is the basic purpose of the “General Prologue?” 2. Study lines 1-18. What seem to be the motives offered for the pilgrimage that is … Continue reading →

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