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Medieval Writings on Secular Women

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141968698

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Medieval Writings on Secular Women by Anonim Pdf

'Woman, who is equal to the moon in the flower of youth, Is equal to a little old ape after the onset of old age' This remarkable collection brings together a host of writings from across different regions and cultures of the Middle Ages, from the ninth to the fifteenth century. They are arranged to follow the life stages of a Medieval woman living a secular existence, from infancy and girlhood, through marriage and motherhood, to widowhood and old age. Some women are famous or captured in exceptional circumstances, many more are anonymous: an abandoned baby in Italy, or an epitaph for the female leader of a Synagogue, speaking across the ages. This selection contains an introduction discussing the Medieval woman's status, separate introductions to each chapter, notes and a bibliography.

The Writings of Medieval Women

Author : Marcelle Theibaux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135507855

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The Writings of Medieval Women by Marcelle Theibaux Pdf

"Royal and saintly women are well-represented here, with the welcome addition of women from the Mediterranean arc...Garland has done a solid job of presenting this book." -- Arthuriana "The Anthology gives a fine sense of the great range of women's writing in the Middle Ages." -- Medium Aevum

Women Readers in the Middle Ages

Author : D. H. Green
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521879422

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Women Readers in the Middle Ages by D. H. Green Pdf

Throughout the Middle Ages, the number of female readers was far greater than is commonly assumed. D.H. Green shows that, after clerics & monks, religious women were the main bearers of written culture. Laywomen played a vital part in the process whereby the expansion of literacy brought reading from religious institutions into homes.

Women in the Medieval World

Author : Cordelia Beattie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 041573956X

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Women in the Medieval World by Cordelia Beattie Pdf

The study of medieval women has flourished over the last forty years or so, challenging the idea of a universality of experience among women. This new collection of major works from Routledge addresses the different ways in which medieval women have been studied by looking at religious and secular women, women according to their stage in the life cycle, and according to their social status. Important theoretical issues are also tackled, such as the applicability of terms such as misogyny, anti-feminism, and feminism, the cultural construction of the body, and the periodization of women's history.

Medieval Women Writers

Author : Katharina M. Wilson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780820306414

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Medieval Women Writers by Katharina M. Wilson Pdf

This is one of the first anthologies devoted to the writings of women in the Middle Ages. The fifteen women whose works are represented span seven centuries, eight languages, and ten regions or nationalities. Many are recognized, taught, and anthologized in their own countries but have been inaccessible to students in English. Others are little read today because their literary fortunes have paralleled fluctuations in literary taste and literary patronage. Katharina M. Wilson's introduction to the volume places these writers in historical context and explores the question of the female imagination and who these women were who were writing at a time when very few women were literate and most literature, sacred and secular, was penned by men. Each of the fifteen chapters has been written by a different scholar and includes a biographical and critical introduction to the writer, a representative selection of her works in translation, and a bibliography.

Late-Medieval German Women's Poetry

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843842965

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Late-Medieval German Women's Poetry by Anonim Pdf

Although there were a number of women writers of the late Middle Ages, it was not thought that women composed lyric poetry. Classen's investigation, however, proves this to be a misconception, and presents a selection of secular love songs and religious hymns composed by 15th- and 16th-century German women poets.

Women in the Medieval World

Author : Cordelia Beattie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 0415739578

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Women in the Medieval World by Cordelia Beattie Pdf

The study of medieval women has flourished over the last forty years or so, challenging the idea of a universality of experience among women. This new collection of major works from Routledge addresses the different ways in which medieval women have been studied by looking at religious and secular women, women according to their stage in the life cycle, and according to their social status. Important theoretical issues are also tackled, such as the applicability of terms such as misogyny, anti-feminism, and feminism, the cultural construction of the body, and the periodization of women's history.

Medieval Women

Author : Deirdre Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
ISBN : 071235865X

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Medieval Women by Deirdre Jackson Pdf

Our understanding of the lives and roles of medieval women has changed dramatically in recent years. Far from being background characters of the middle ages, women often wielded an influence beyond their expected station. Many women fortunate enough to receive an education became patrons of literature, particularly secular tales of adventure and romance. Some bold pioneers became writers themselves. Others commissioned, or had dedicated to them, the earliest historical chronicles, bestiaries, and treatises on healthcare and military prowess. This book celebrates the importance that women across Europe assigned to reading and literature, and the many ways women advanced medieval culture.

Medieval Women on Film

Author : Kevin J. Harty
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476668444

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Medieval Women on Film by Kevin J. Harty Pdf

In this first ever book-length treatment, 11 scholars with a variety of backgrounds in medieval studies, film studies, and medievalism discuss how historical and fictional medieval women have been portrayed on film and their connections to the feminist movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. From detailed studies of the portrayal of female desire and sexuality, to explorations of how and when these women gain agency, these essays look at the different ways these women reinforce, defy, and complicate traditional gender roles. Individual essays discuss the complex and sometimes conflicting cinematic treatments of Guinevere, Morgan Le Fay, Isolde, Maid Marian, Lady Godiva, Heloise, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Joan of Arc. Additional essays discuss the women in Fritz Lang's The Nibelungen, Liv Ullmann's Kristin Lavransdatter, and Bertrand Tavernier's La Passion Beatrice.

Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook

Author : Carolyne Larrington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781134843336

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Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook by Carolyne Larrington Pdf

Carolyne Larrington has gathered together a uniquely comprehensive collection of writing by, for and about medieval women, spanning one thousand years and Europe from Iceland to Byzantiu. The extracts are arranged thematically, dealing with the central areas of medieval women's lives and their relation to social and cultural institutions. Each section is contextualised with a brief historical introduction, and the materials span literary, historical, theological and other narrative and imaginative writing. The writings here uncover and confound the stereotype of the medieval woman as lady or virgin by demonstrating the different roles and meanings that the sign of woman occupied in the imaginative space of the medieval period. Larrington's clear and accessible editorial material and the modern English translations of all the extracts mean this work is ideally suited for students. Women and Writing in Early Europe: A Sourcebook also contains an extensive and fully up-to-date bibliography, making it not only essential reading for undergraduates and post graduates but also a valuable tool for scholars.

Addressing Women in Early Medieval Religious Texts

Author : Kathryn Maude
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Women
ISBN : 9781843845966

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Addressing Women in Early Medieval Religious Texts by Kathryn Maude Pdf

An investigation into texts specifically addressed to women sheds new light on female literary cultures.

Women, Reading, and Piety in Late Medieval England

Author : Mary C. Erler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521024579

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Women, Reading, and Piety in Late Medieval England by Mary C. Erler Pdf

Narratives of medieval women offer new insights into networks of female book ownership and exchange.

Medieval Women in Their Communities

Author : Diane Watt
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802081223

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Medieval Women in Their Communities by Diane Watt Pdf

Ten interdisciplinary essays provide detailed, small-scale studies of a variety of medieval female communities from Germany to Wales between 1200 and 1500, examining a range of social, economic, and cultural groups, both religious and secular.

Women in Medieval Western European Culture

Author : Linda E. Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136522031

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Women in Medieval Western European Culture by Linda E. Mitchell Pdf

This is the book that teachers of courses on women in the Middle Ages have been wanting to write-or see written-for years. Essays written by specialists in their respective fields cover a range of topics unmatched in depth and breadth by any other introductory text. Depictions of women in literature and art, women in the medieval urban landscape, an the issue of women's relation to definitions of deviance and otherness all receive particular attention. Geographical regions such as the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Near East are fully incorporated into the text, expanding the horizons of medieval studies. The collection is organized thematically and includes all the tools needed to contextualize women in medieval society and culture.

Women in Early Medieval Europe, 400-1100

Author : Lisa M. Bitel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0521597730

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Women in Early Medieval Europe, 400-1100 by Lisa M. Bitel Pdf

This is a history of the early European middle ages through the eyes of women, combining the rich literature of women's history with original research in the context of mainstream history and traditional chronology. The book begins at the end of the Roman empire and ends with the start of the long eleventh century, when women and men set out to test the old frontiers of Europe. The book recreates the lives of ordinary women but also tells personal stories of individuals. Each chapter also questions an assumption of medieval historiography, and uses the few documents produced by women themselves, along with archaeological evidence, art, and the written records of medieval men, to tell of women, their experiences and ideas, and their relations with men. It covers the continent and its exotic edges, such as Iceland, Ireland, and Iberia; looking at women Christian and non-Christian alike.