Why are there two versions of the Canterbury Tales written in totally different dialects?
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I'm researching Middle English to learn about the changes that occurred between the death of Old English and the birth of Early Modern English. I'm planning on looking into different works from different times in the Middle English period (preferably in the London area since that dialect became standard later on, but that's off topic)
I decided to start with Chaucer, but I've run into an issue. I've found multiple versions of the story in two VERY different dialects. Most versions tend to feature the ''When that Aprillis with his showers swoot..." dialect, while others (from the websites of both Harvard and Towson University) are written in another dialect.
I've been searching all over to understand why there are multiple ''original'' versions, and find which is closer to the dialect spoken in Chaucer's London.
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I'm researching Middle English to learn about the changes that occurred between the death of Old English and the birth of Early Modern English. I'm planning on looking into different works from different times in the Middle English period (preferably in the London area since that dialect became standard later on, but that's off topic)
I decided to start with Chaucer, but I've run into an issue. I've found multiple versions of the story in two VERY different dialects. Most versions tend to feature the ''When that Aprillis with his showers swoot..." dialect, while others (from the websites of both Harvard and Towson University) are written in another dialect.
I've been searching all over to understand why there are multiple ''original'' versions, and find which is closer to the dialect spoken in Chaucer's London.
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I'm researching Middle English to learn about the changes that occurred between the death of Old English and the birth of Early Modern English. I'm planning on looking into different works from different times in the Middle English period (preferably in the London area since that dialect became standard later on, but that's off topic)
I decided to start with Chaucer, but I've run into an issue. I've found multiple versions of the story in two VERY different dialects. Most versions tend to feature the ''When that Aprillis with his showers swoot..." dialect, while others (from the websites of both Harvard and Towson University) are written in another dialect.
I've been searching all over to understand why there are multiple ''original'' versions, and find which is closer to the dialect spoken in Chaucer's London.
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I'm researching Middle English to learn about the changes that occurred between the death of Old English and the birth of Early Modern English. I'm planning on looking into different works from different times in the Middle English period (preferably in the London area since that dialect became standard later on, but that's off topic)
I decided to start with Chaucer, but I've run into an issue. I've found multiple versions of the story in two VERY different dialects. Most versions tend to feature the ''When that Aprillis with his showers swoot..." dialect, while others (from the websites of both Harvard and Towson University) are written in another dialect.
I've been searching all over to understand why there are multiple ''original'' versions, and find which is closer to the dialect spoken in Chaucer's London.
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