Encounters with Medieval Women: Margery Kempe
In the fourth and final episode in their miniseries, Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley look at the life and work of pilgrim, entrepreneur and visionary mystic Margery Kempe, who dictated what is thought to be the first autobiography in English.
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This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in November…
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