Hi all,
ENGL 320 students have been to the desk asking for audio readings of original Middle English texts. We have access to the Naxos Spoken Word Library which has Middle English readings of sections of the Canterbury Tales and maybe one or two other texts they are looking for. VPL also has a number of these recordings though mostly on cassette or LP.
Tara
Added note from Ellen: I just showed the Naxos spoken word library to two of the students, and they were really happy with this. It seems that all they are being asked to do for this part is listen to some spoken Middle English to see what it sounds like, so it doesn’t matter if it is the same as the written text they are looking for.
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- Temples of knowledge : art & science / texts by Alberto Manguel, António Filipe Pimentel, Stefano Salis; photographs, Massimo Listri.
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At least one ENGL 320 student wanted Middle English recordings of works listed on a handout from the prof. Where Naxos failed we found some additional material in the “Audio Readings” section of the Norton Anthology of English Lit at http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/audio.htm