tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post6773521328787804688..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Sir ThopasBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-42583184987816586472011-03-18T12:36:35.534-07:002011-03-18T12:36:35.534-07:00ps. And Heu, I'm pretty willing to bet that t...ps. And Heu, I'm pretty willing to bet that the Monty Python folks read enough silly romances that they could play Chaucer's game along with him.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-35546776287135663242011-03-18T12:35:59.419-07:002011-03-18T12:35:59.419-07:00Yes! For me, that's part of the funniness abo...Yes! For me, that's part of the funniness about the tale. It's like, hey, and the giant has three heads! I forgot to mention (or just made it up!)<br /><br />That whole thing just cracks me up, but my students... it took a LOT of song and dance on my part to get them to see some of the silliness and to delight in the horribleness of Chaucer the narrator telling a story.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-83826163165515688012011-03-18T12:00:27.513-07:002011-03-18T12:00:27.513-07:00The line about the 3 heads is rather hidden---not ...The line about the 3 heads is rather hidden---not in a description of the giant nor of Sir T's encounter with him, but in a stanza about minstrels. I have to admit I missed it, until now. Some close reader I am.Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-22305736223361075322011-03-18T07:16:30.128-07:002011-03-18T07:16:30.128-07:00Oh, argh! I was distracted by the similarity to Mo...Oh, argh! I was distracted by the similarity to Monty Python's bit.heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.com