An Aesthetic Education: Those April Showers

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of the Middle Ages through a pilgrimage to Canterbury with Geoffrey Chaucer.

Welcome to our Spring series, our second season of An Aesthetic Education, as we continue on our journey to discover meaning and purpose in art, literature, and beauty. This series we will be exploring the wonders of the Middle Ages and there is no better place to start this time of renewal with a pilgrimage to Canterbury in the company of the legendary Geoffrey Chaucer.    Recommended Books:  The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England by Liza Picard   Written & Presented by Jeremy Rosen All Rights Reserved Altalena Inc.  

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Rosen

Topics covered

• Middle Ages
• art
• literature
• beauty
• pilgrimage
• Geoffrey Chaucer

Keywords

• Middle Ages
• Canterbury
• Geoffrey Chaucer
• The Canterbury Tales
• art
• literature
• beauty

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - A Retelling, Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England

Places: Canterbury

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