Tag Archives: History — Medieval
Bodies of Knowledge
[17 second delay] Caroline Walker Bynum discusses Fragmentation and Redemption, her book of essays about gender and the human body in medieval religion. In the second episode [at 13:00] Patricia Ebrey discusses The Inner Quarters, a study of marriage and social … Continue reading
Posted in Bynum, Caroline Walker, Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, Episodes
Tagged China, China - Song era, Gender, History -- Medieval, Marriage, Religion
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Medieval Literature and Society, Part 2 of 3
Judson Allen, David Benson, Judith Ferster, and Mary Teresa Tavormina consider ways in which scholars and literary historians of ancient eras often find parallels with contemporary ideas and social questions. The Middle Ages in Europe–the period roughly spanning the years 500 to … Continue reading
Posted in Allen, Judson B., Benson, C. David, Episodes, Ferster, Judith, Tavormina, M. Teresa
Tagged Europe, History, History -- Medieval, History -- Middle Ages, Literary History -- Medieval, Literary History -- Middle Ages, Literature
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Medieval Literature and Society, Part 1 of 3
Judson Allen, David Benson, Judith Ferster, and Mary Teresa Tavormina discuss aspects of the European Middle Ages. Why do modern popular audiences think of the medieval period as the Dark Ages? What are some of the differences and parallels that characterize the contract social … Continue reading
Posted in Allen, Judson B., Benson, C. David, Episodes, Ferster, Judith, Tavormina, M. Teresa
Tagged Europe, History, History -- Medieval, History -- Middle Ages, Literary – Middle Ages, Literary History -- Medieval, Literature
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