Episode notes
What is the relationship between so-called built and natural environments as they are represented in medieval literature, and what is the value of thinking about this relationship?
Amy Juarez, Chelsea Keane, and Rebecca Davis discuss the nuanced connections between medieval literary representations of “built” and “natural” environments. Their wide-ranging discussion covers the multiplicity of Middle English words, the form of medieval poetic constructions, and the problematics of disciplinary distinctions.
For more on this discussion, check out the episode notes on our website: multiculturalmiddleages.com.
Keywords
middle agesmedievalchaucerecocriticismliterary criticismbraiding sweetgrassarchitecturelanglandseepchristine de pizanenvironmental racismmedieval studies