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intothehallofbooks
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Nearly halfway thru this one and I‘m enjoying this [fictional] deep dive into Eleanor of Aquitaine‘s life! I love her.

Every time I read medieval stories I‘m just blown away by how little agency women had in that era-even rich and powerful ones-and by how pregnancy and childbirth really sort of ruled their lives.

TrishB Love Eleanor ♥️ Chadwick is a good historical author. Sharon Penman writes a great Eleanor too if you haven‘t read. 1d
BarbaraJean Adding this one to my list! I read the tagged book not too long ago, and I thought Eleanor was fascinating! 1d
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BooksandCoffee4Me
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#threelistThursday #tlt @dabbe

I‘ve read so much American literature because that‘s what I taught. So many titles here that I should have read!!

dabbe And I'm an American-Brit lit kind of gal! World lit? 😳 #TFPAS (Thanks for playing and sharing) 😊 3d
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bibliothecarivs
One Hundred Middle English Lyrics | Robert David Stevick
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Random book from our home library:

📖 One Hundred Middle English Lyrics edited with an introduction by Robert D. Stevick

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Jari-chan
The Book of the City of Ladies | Christine De Pizan
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Pickpick

Christine de Pizan was a feminist before that word even existed. In 1404 she wrote this text, taking all the bad things men say about women (because they still do) and shows them, how and why they're wrong. It's a text based in the Middel Ages, so we find a lot of religious talking and the structure of the book is rooted in the traditions from back then. But I am very impressed by what De Pizan did.

#roll100 @PuddleJumper

Jari-chan @ManyWordsLater So glad to hear that 💖 3w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3w
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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our home library:

📖 Six Middle English Romances edited by Maldwyn Mills

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annamatopoetry
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Which will win, my distaste for history of science or my love for medieval shit? Medieval shit, it turns out. A concise little summary of how it's wrong to label the medieval era as stagnant, with lots of interesting bits about engineering, astronomy, clockwork, but more importantly their impact on society. That said, Gimpel is VERY based in the mid-1970s and draw some far fetched (we've seen) conclusions about the fate of the western world.

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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our home library:

📖 Life in the Castle in Medieval England by John Burke

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annamatopoetry
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"... That christianity, by destroying classical animism, brought about a basic change in the attitude towards natural objects and opened the way for their rational and unabashed use for human ends..."

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Phoenix in Flight
The History of the Franks | Gregory of Tours

All about the turbulent Merovingian dynasty

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Graywacke
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I spent 5.5 months working in this. Piers is important historically, both linguistically and politically. When the peasants revolted in 1381, this work, with its commoner plowman religious hero, was cited. It was popular amongst the underclasses (even if they were largely illiterate). Intellectually it‘s interesting in that it‘s inconclusive. Our author never resolves his issues. But, artistically it‘s only ok. It was work. I‘m glad I‘m done.

Suet624 That‘s too bad. Sounds like a book I‘m be interested in but it sounds a bit too much for me right now. 1mo
Leftcoastzen 😻👏 1mo
Graywacke @Suet624 it‘s tough and droll. 🙂 Actually the beginning is better. The original version was 1/3 as long and had all the good parts. I think i would have been happier with that version. 1mo
Graywacke @Leftcoastzen she‘s just waiting till i give her kitchen scraps. She scored a little ground beef later tonight. 1mo
dabbe #doneisgood 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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