The literature of the Renaissance is full of fascinating undercurrents, and using different approaches to these works opens conversations around some difficult themes, indeed certain works of literature from the 16th and 17th centuries create feelings of ‘discomfort’. This term can be used to discuss themes of transformation, translation, creation and generation, summarised in the concept of ‘discomfortable bodies’. In this episode, Amelia Glover-Jewesbury interviews Lynn Robson, considering the remarkable life and work of poet Hester Pulter, and the idea of ‘discomfortable bodies’ linking her work to other works such as the ‘Masque of Blackness’ by Ben Jonson, and the work of Marlowe, Ovid and Donne. With this concept of ‘discomfortable bodies’, we can consider ideas of bodies, vulnerability, blackness, pregnancy and desire.
 
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of racist portrayals, abortion, and seduction. Listener discretion is advised.

Host: Amelia Glover-Jewesbury
Editor: Freya Radford
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