Getting Modern on Alisoun’s Ass: The BBC and Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale

This paper examines the way the BBC adapted Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale for their 2003 telefilm series of six selected Canterbury Tales. Focusing in particular on the two “bottom scenes”, it will be demonstrated how the BBC translate and adapt these scenes to suit the tastes of the early evening TV spec...

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Published in:	Neophilologus 2014-04, Vol.98 (2), p.343-352
Main Author:	Rupp, Katrin
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1100-1499 Middle English period British Broadcasting Corporation buttocks Canterbury Tales Chaucer Chaucer, Geoffrey(1340/5-1400) Cinema, Broadcasting, Interactive Media Comparative Linguistics Comparative Literature dramatic arts English Literature Geoffrey Chaucer Historical Linguistics Linguistics McKay, John Middle English Middle English and Fifteenth Century Miller's Tale Philology poetry Radio, Television, Interactive Media Separate Works sex Social Sciences Syntax television adaptation Television Adaptations television and video The Canterbury Tales The Miller's Tale
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Summary:	This paper examines the way the BBC adapted Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale for their 2003 telefilm series of six selected Canterbury Tales. Focusing in particular on the two “bottom scenes”, it will be demonstrated how the BBC translate and adapt these scenes to suit the tastes of the early evening TV spectators by eliminating the most explicit passages found in the medieval source.
ISSN:	0028-2677 1572-8668 1572-8668