CLASSICS

National Library Service 
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

The Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.  1994

Middle Ages

Cassettes

Beowulf  RC 22587
read by Ron Meyer
1 cassette
The Old English epic poem recounts the heroic exploits of the
warrior Beowulf against the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother,
and a fire-breathing dragon. Includes an introduction explaining
the translation into modern English verse by Edwin Morgan and the
art of the poem. Eighth century.

The Canterbury Tales  RC 20461
by Geoffrey Chaucer
read by Patrick Horgan
3 cassettes
A poetic comedy from fourteenth-century England. During the
annual April pilgrimage to Thomas … Becket's shrine at
Canterbury, the travelers stop at the Tabard Inn, where their
host suggests a story-telling contest. The jovial tellers of the
ribald tales include a friar, a summoner, a nun's priest, and a
miller. Translated into modern English by Nevill Coghill. 1400.

The Divine Comedy  RC 30589
by Dante Alighieri
read by Gordon Gould
3 cassettes
John Ciardi's faithful translation of Dante's classic epic poem
in its entirety. Dante describes being lost in a frightening
forest, meeting the poet Virgil, and being conducted by Virgil
through hell (_The Inferno_), purgatory (_The Purgatorio_), and
paradise (_The Paradiso_). 1321.

Braille

The Canterbury Tales  BR 466
by Geoffrey Chaucer
6 volumes
A poetic comedy from fourteenth-century England. During the
annual April pilgrimage to Thomas … Becket's shrine at
Canterbury, the travelers stop at the Tabard Inn, where their
host suggests a story-telling contest. The jovial tellers of the
ribald tales include a friar, a summoner, a nun's priest, and a
miller. Translated into modern English by Nevill Coghill. 1400.



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