Women of Bath and Willesden: The Ordinary Woman's Voice in English Literature
Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford
44:16·2026·undergraduate level·Public Colloquium
Marion Turner traces the emergence of the ordinary woman's voice in English literature, from Chaucer's Wife of Bath to contemporary interpretations like Zadie Smith's.
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In this lecture, Professor Marion Turner explores ‘ordinary women’ in English literature, arguing that Chaucer’s 14th-century Wife of Bath was the first such woman: a middle-aged, sexually active working woman who tells the outrageous story of her own life.
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