The Rap Canterbury Tales
Contributors: Erik Brinkman (Illustrator)
Publisher: Talonbooks
Published: September 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780889225480
Subjects: Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -; Poetry; Canadian; Poetry / Canadian; General
Description: "Rapper MC Baba Brinkman brings his performance piece "The Rap Canterbury Tales" to the printed page, resurrecting Chaucer's brilliant stories that will once and again delight and edify both live audiences and readers - a rebirth of what poetry should be in its essence, and once was. Since Chaucer has become an unassailable icon of print culture, and hip-hop is an unassailable icon of contemporary digital cool, Brinkman saw this radical new fusion of content and style as the perfect medium to deliver Chaucer timeless message to a younger generation. The raps are presented here along with Chaucer's original Middle English, Brinkman's explanatory introduction, and his brother and stage manager Erik's illustrations."--Jacket.