
Medieval Heroines in History and Legend
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Narrated by:
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Bonnie Wheeler
This series of 24 fascinating lectures draws on the latest modern scholarship to explore the lives of four medieval women who still shimmer in the modern imagination: Heloise, the abbess and mistress of Abelard; the prophet Hildegard of Bingen; Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; and Joan of Arc.
These lectures exemplify today's golden age of medieval scholarship, in which the role women played in medieval life is being clarified for the first time. You examine both old legends and new facts to address several provocative questions, such as: Were Hildegard's visions the result of migraines? How did Joan conduct herself in battle and react to its bloody reality? What does Eleanor's life tell us about a woman's role in the Crusades? As you journey through a past we are only now beginning to understand fully, you learn how these remarkable heroines have been both understood and misunderstood throughout history, and you'll better understand how history passes judgment on both women and the Middle Ages.
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Not what I expected but great anyhow.
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Very interesting but awkwardly told
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Amazing
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Despite these frustrations, I ended up being very glad I listened. I found the treatment of Joan of Arc at the end particularly inspiring.
Interesting discussion of 4 Medieval women
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Wonderful lectures. Prof. Wheeler is masterful.
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Professor hard to listen to
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Though not horrible the politics of the performer do come out. Personally nothing turns me off more then that. If once or twice I wouldn't be bothered but it happened a lot. If you can ignore that and want to learn about some famous women of history from almost birth to death I'd recommend this.
Interesting and informative
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Definitely will share with my daughters.
Jonathan
Great lectures
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