pickExtraordinary account, showing the intimate lives of women of the medieval times and how they navigate a conservative society. Narrated brilliantly by a vibrant narrator. Listening to this book made me realise just how little things have changed in terms of women‘s consent, agency, safety, legal rights and perceived moral expectations from women today. It is both sobering and also a unique thread that binds women across time and geography.
Random book from our personal library.
I found this one at Pioneer Book, a cool indie in Provo, Utah, a couple years ago.
pickGot this for my birthday this morning, already finished it, oops?
I like that it focuses not just on books but all kinds of manuscripts, including the quotidian. Because of that, it discusses a couple of cases of destruction I wasn't aware of.
pick★★★★★
Orme admirably covered his huge topic. I learned so much. The book was beautifully designed by Yale University Press.
English Christianity in the mediaeval period has become a major fascination of mine. I asked Tudor historian Norman Jones for a recommendation and I'm so glad he suggested this.
pickSoft pick. It's beautifully illustrated, with in-line colour illustrations, but it feels a bit... random? There wasn't a lot that surprised me, and I'd be hard-pressed to pick out any main points.
pickLoving Jonathan Bailey and stalking him on google, I knew he played Shakespeare's Richard II earlier this year. I also adore Gaunt's and Kathryn Swynford's love story.
I learned so much from this book, such as Gaunt and his son, the future Henry IV, supported Richard. His arrogance and entitlement ruined his chances of a successful reign. Henry had even gone into exile peacefully until his inheritance was stolen.
I really want to read the play.
pickOriginally read two essays for a class and then decided to read all of them. As all essay collections, somewhat uneven. Overall a pick, though, and I was especially amused that 90% had at least one paragraph complaining about Foucault (The History of Sexuality was pretty wrong about the medieval era.)
