CHAUCER 

 

Professor: Barbara Stevenson
Department of English, Kennesaw State University
KSU English Department Website:  http://www.kennesaw.edu/english/
E-mail B. Stevenson: mailto:bstevens@kennesaw.edu
B. Stevenson's Homepage: http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~bstevens/

 

 

Locating Sources Online

Below are some major medieval online resources:

Labyrinth (http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/)
   a database of medieval resources, developed by M. Irvine and D. Everhart
Luminarium (http://www.luminarium.org)
   Washington State University's site devoted to early English literature
ORB (http://www.the-orb.net)
   a refereed online reference book for medieval studies, edited by C. Schriber,
   also linked to Paul Halsall's Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Netserf (http://www.netserf.org/)
   B. Harbin's index to medieval resources online
Voice of the Shuttle (http://vos.ucsb.edu/)
   The Voice of the Shuttle, a massive web page for humanities research, maintained by A. Liu

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Chaucer Websites

1.    Chaucer Texts

Elf's Canterbury Tales (http://www.canterburytales.org/)
        hypertext edition in which the user can decide the layout of Middle and Modern English text
Librarius (http://www.librarius.com)
        This edition of the Canterbury Tales contains a glossary
TEAMS Middle English Text Series (http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/tmsmenu.htm)
        a good place to find Chauceriana and works by the English and Scottish Chaucerians

2.    Chaucer's Middle English

Harvard (http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer)
        This website includes audiofiles on teaching yourself Middle English and on Chaucer's
        Middle English and language, along with other information on Chaucer's life, times and works
"The Criying and the Soun" (http://academics.vmi.edu/english/audio/audio_index.html)
        These Chaucer Metapages contain links to audiofiles by experts reading Chaucer in Middle English.

3.     Other Resources on Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (http://www.geoffreychaucer.org)
New Chaucer Society ( http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~chaucer/ )
        This official webpage of the New Chaucer Society contains links to various Chaucer resources.
Chaucer Metapage ( http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/)
           A guide to links on Chaucer for both students and teachers.
Jane Zatta's Chaucer Webpage (http://www.siue.edu/CHAUCER/)
        This site provides links to the various tales and to a colorful overview of major historical events in
       14th-century England by using medieval illuminations. Also located at: http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/Zatta_Index.html


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Evaluating and Citing Sources

1. Evaluating Sources

  • Inspect credentials: is the author a medieval scholar or an organization of medieval scholars? is an e-mail and/or address given for contacting the author? is there a link to information about the author?
  • Look for credibility: does the site explain its process for including information, such as a peer review? (For instance, ORB publishes a site only if it has been approved by two reviewers.)
  • Verify factual information: what is the source for the facts? can you locate these facts elsewhere?
  • Support opinions: does the author provide evidence and logical reasons for interpretations?
  • Check date: was the site updated recently?
  • Examine design: do the links work? does the site have a logical design? are sounds, graphics, etc. distracting or necessary for presentation of material?

 

            2. Citing Sources

  •  Purdue University Online Writing Lab                                                                                                                     

This online writing lab guides you through the process of researching, writing, and documenting papers

 

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