Landmarks of Middle English Literature [2 Discs]

"This box set contains two programs that explore the life, legacy and literary accomplishments of one of the most celebrated writers of the Middle Ages - Geoffrey Chaucer. First on the program is Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, which centers around one of Chaucer's best-known works - the tale of a mysterious knight who convinces the Round Table's Sir Gawain to participate in mortal combat - with bizarre and unexpected results involving a decapitation and a mysterious riddle. Next up is Chaucer & the Canterbury Tales, about the authorship of one of the most legendary volumes of short stories in history, written around the end of the 14th Century."