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Chaucer Celebration 2012: Chaucer’s England—Sights, Sounds, Poetry

The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, which took place primarily in London, is mentioned in “The Canterbury Tales.” This image of the event is from Library Royal MS 18.E.i-ii f. 175, dated c. 1385-1400. It shows London's mayor, Walworth, killing Wat Tyler. There are two images of Richard II. One looks on the killing while the other is talking to the peasants. (Image is in the public domain.)Friday, March 30, 2012  |  ASU Tempe campus

Sponsors: ASU Department of English | ASU Project Humanities | Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies | ASU Libraries | Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Chair in Modern and Contemporary Poetry at ASU
 
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Schedule of Events

FRIDAY, MARCH 30

  • All day (Hayden Library Rotunda) and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (Luhrs Reading Room): Exhibition of early printed books of Chauceriana.
  • 10:30-11:15 a.m. (LL 316): Graduate student meeting with Professor Christine Chism, Department of English, UCLA.
  • 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (LL 316): Roundtable Discussion: “Gendering Places in the Fourteenth Century.” Participants will include Professor Christine Chism, Department of English, UCLA; Professor Robert Sturges, Department of English, ASU; and Professor Rosalynn Voaden, Department of English, ASU.
  • 12:30-1:30 p.m. (LL 316): Lunch/Refreshments.

Pictures from the event

For further details, contact: Robert.Sturges@asu.edu, 480.965.4861

All events are free and open to the public.