12 Episodo

  1. Gwerful Mechain’s ‘Ode to the Vagina’

    Publicado: 18/12/2024
  2. 'Tales of Count Lucanor' by Juan Manuel

    Publicado: 18/11/2024
  3. Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’: Part Two

    Publicado: 18/10/2024
  4. Boccaccio's 'Decameron': Part One

    Publicado: 18/9/2024
  5. Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle

    Publicado: 18/8/2024
  6. Solomon and Marcolf

    Publicado: 18/7/2024
  7. The Second Shepherds' Pageant

    Publicado: 18/6/2024
  8. Dame Syrith

    Publicado: 31/5/2024
  9. Fabliaux

    Publicado: 18/4/2024
  10. Old English Riddles

    Publicado: 18/3/2024
  11. The Colloquies of Aelfric Bata

    Publicado: 18/2/2024
  12. Chaucer's Miller's Tale

    Publicado: 18/1/2024

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Were the Middle Ages funny? To answer that question, Mary Wellesley and Irina Dumitrescu hunt through some of the rudest, silliest and surprising works in English literature in search of the Medieval sense of humour.Mary Wellesley and Irina Dumitrescu are both writers and historians, and regular contributors to the London Review of Books.Sign up to listen to this series ad free and all our subscriber series in full, including Mary and Irina's twelve-part series Medieval Beginnings:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/medlolapplesignupIn other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/medlolscsignupGet in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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