Comments on: Tales of Canterbury and other high school stories http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/ Marc talks about life in Nashville, life as a Catholic and life as a geek. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:29:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Marc http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18369 Marc Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:59:47 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18369 (GASP!) You're right Andy, it is Middle English. How could I have missed that one? (GASP!) You’re right Andy, it is Middle English. How could I have missed that one?

]]> By: Andy http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18367 Andy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:52:05 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18367 I graduated from Ridgeway in 1982 and to this day I also remember the first 18 lines from the Canterbury Tales. However, my understanding from Mr. Raney was that it was written in Middle English, not Old English. I also remember some of the lines from the writings of Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and others from English Lit that we were required to memorize, such as "Hear it not Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell." I graduated from Ridgeway in 1982 and to this day I also remember the first 18 lines from the Canterbury Tales. However, my understanding from Mr. Raney was that it was written in Middle English, not Old English.

I also remember some of the lines from the writings of Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and others from English Lit that we were required to memorize, such as “Hear it not Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”

]]> By: Marc http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18168 Marc Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:26:24 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18168 Eric - You've got mail..... Eric - You’ve got mail…..

]]> By: Eric http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18166 Eric Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:24:12 +0000 http://www.wildtangents.net/2007/06/08/tales-of-canterbury-and-other-high-school-stories/#comment-18166 I stumbled across this blog while doing a Google search for Mr. Raney. I graduated from Ridgeway in the 1980s -- and, yes, I can still recite the prologue to the Canterbury Tales in Old English. Anyway, I was wondering where you saw Mr. Raney. I moved back to Memphis a couple of years ago, but haven't been able to track him down. I would love to thank him again for all he did as a teacher. Feel free to drop me an e-mail or just reply to my comment. Thanks! I stumbled across this blog while doing a Google search for Mr. Raney. I graduated from Ridgeway in the 1980s — and, yes, I can still recite the prologue to the Canterbury Tales in Old English.

Anyway, I was wondering where you saw Mr. Raney. I moved back to Memphis a couple of years ago, but haven’t been able to track him down. I would love to thank him again for all he did as a teacher. Feel free to drop me an e-mail or just reply to my comment. Thanks!

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