Colonised by foreign invaders, forced to speak a new language, resisting a predatory ruling class — is this medieval England, or the modern Caribbean? Or both? Poet Patience Agbabi and novelist-scholar Barbara Lalla discuss how medieval authors like Chaucer relate to 21st-century Caribbean concerns; moderated by Nicholas Laughlin.
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Translating the Past
Speakers:
Barbara Lalla, Nicholas Laughlin, Patience Agbabi
Recorded:
1 May 2015
Format:
Podcast