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Podcast: New Books in Medieval History
Episode: Jennifer Bain, āHildegard of Bingen and Musical Reception: The Modern Revival of Medieval Composerā (Cambridge UP, 2015)
Description: Hildegard of Bingen was many things: a religious leader, a prolific letter-writer, a visionary prophet, possibly a compiler of medical lore, and certainly one of the most important composers of the 12th century. In recent years, Hildegardās reception in academic circles has, for good and compelling reasons, focused on her status as a powerful, educated, and brilliantly creative woman in an era when few women were afforded such opportunities. But this has not been Hildegardās only legacy.Jennifer Bainās recent book, Hildegard of Bingen and Musical Reception: The Modern Revival of Medieval Composer (Cambridge Univer...