Encounters with Medieval Women: Margery Kempe
<p>In the fourth and final episode in their miniseries, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the life and work of pilgrim, entrepreneur and visionary mystic Margery Kempe, who dictated what is thought to be the first autobiography in English.</p><p>To listen to Mary and Irina's series, <em>Medieval Beginnings</em>, and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/3pJoFPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/ewmwsignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><p>Further reading in the <em>LRB:</em></p><p><a href="https://lrb.me/newmankempepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barbara Newman</a></p><p><a href="https://lrb.me/brigdenkempepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Brigden</a></p><p><a href="https://lrb.me/shippeykempepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Shippey</a></p><p>This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in November 2021.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
In the fourth and final episode in their miniseries, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the life and work of pilgrim, entrepreneur and visionary mystic Margery Kempe, who dictated what is thought to be the first autobiography in English.
To listen to Mary and Irina's series, Medieval Beginnings, and all our other Close Readings series, sign up here:
Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq
In other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadings
Further reading in the LRB:
This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in November 2021.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.