Auberee - Mistress of the Needle, Queen of the Scheme

When a young man falls in love with a newlywed, he hires a crafty old neighbor named Auberée to help. What follows includes a planted surcoat, a fake miracle, and one of the most elaborately staged reconciliations in medieval literature.Auberée is a fabliau about lust, lies, logistics—and how to play everyone in town without ever breaking a sweat.📜 Text: Translation by Nathaniel E. Dubin🎵 Title music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada📲 Updates & mischief: @kpethainou.bsky.social | @thecourtjesterpodcast on Facebook🃏 Bonus content:patreon.com/CourtJesterPodcast☕Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/thecourtjesterpodcast Get bonus content and other good things on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.