Yvonne SealeApr 29, 2024
Sometimes you see the title of a new history book and can only nod to yourself in admiration.
Show threadYvonne Seale
My all-time favourite remains another book from the same press, though.
Apr 29, 2024 at 6:32pmWeb
Show threadnevApr 30, 2024
@yvonne shout-out to https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/introducing-the-medieval-ass/
Introducing the Medieval Ass | UWP

Introducing the Medieval Ass considers the fascinating ways that medieval people understood the ass, or donkey. A beast of burden and metaphor for human behaviour, medieval authors used the ass’s assumed traits – irrationality, humility, stubbornness, sexual perversion – to educate, entertain, and enthral.

Show threadRyan RandallApr 30, 2024
@nev @yvonne The previous two books seem like important content for #asstodon to be aware of, @inquiline .
Show threadDavid NiceApr 30, 2024
@nev @yvonne Personally I've had enough of reading about Johnson, Rees-Mogg, Putler, Erdogan, Orban, Modi etc.
Show threadDavid NiceApr 30, 2024
@yvonne Isn't that an exclamation like Holy Moses etc?