Medieval LOLs
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.
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Gwerful Mechain’s ‘Ode to the Vagina’ (19.12.2024)
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- 'Tales of Count Lucanor' by Juan Manuel 18.11.2024
- Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’: Part Two 18.10.2024
- Boccaccio's 'Decameron': Part One 18.09.2024
- Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle 18.08.2024
- Solomon and Marcolf 18.07.2024
- The Second Shepherds' Pageant 18.06.2024
- Dame Syrith 31.05.2024
- Fabliaux 18.04.2024
- Old English Riddles 18.03.2024
- The Colloquies of Aelfric Bata 18.02.2024
- Chaucer's Miller's Tale 18.01.2024
