Medieval LOLs

A podcast by London Review of Books

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12 Episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 6/18/2024
  8. Dame Syrith

    Published: 5/31/2024
  9. Fabliaux

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

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

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

    Published: 1/18/2024

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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.