Medieval Beards and Baldness with Joseph McAlhany

If we need proof of how wonderful both baldness and beards are, we need only to cast our eyes back to the Middle Ages, where people were writing rhetorical arguments, alliterative poetry, and even learned sermons on the virtues of masculine hair. This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Joseph McAlhany about these hilarious medieval texts, why people wrote them, and how seriously we're supposed to take them.
Joseph McAlhany is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. His book, Beards & Baldness in the Middle Ages: Three Texts is our featured book for August - see www.medievalis...
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