Encounters with Medieval Women: The Wife of Bath
<p>In the third episode in their series, Irina and Mary discuss Chaucer’s sexually voracious professional widow, stealth preacher, vivid storyteller and teacher of love, the Wife of Bath.</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/shippeychaucerpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Shippey</a></p><p><a href="https://lrb.me/mapstonechaucerpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sally Mapstone</a></p><p>This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in October 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 third episode in their series, Irina and Mary discuss Chaucer’s sexually voracious professional widow, stealth preacher, vivid storyteller and teacher of love, the Wife of Bath.
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 October 2021.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.