Close Readings
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Description
In the third episode in their series, Irina and Mary discuss Chaucer’s sexually voracious professional widow, stealth preacher, vivid storyteller and teacher of love, the Wife of Bath.
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This episode was first published on the LRB Podcast in October 2021.
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