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A Medieval Woman´s Companion
Susan Signe Morrison
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Description for A Medieval Woman´s Companion
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black/white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvellous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted ... Read more
What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvellous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
474 g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785700798
SKU
V9781785700798
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99-1
About Susan Signe Morrison
Susan Signe Morrison, Professor of English, was designated Women's and Gender Studies Outstanding Faculty Scholar (2014) at Texas State University. Her research interests focus on gender studies in the Middle Ages, and include Anglo-Saxon and comparative medieval literature. Author of the first book on medieval women pilgrims, she is the author of a novel, Grendel's Mother: The Saga of ... Read more
Reviews for A Medieval Woman´s Companion
If you're writing about medieval women or teaching medieval history or literature, this book is an essential. What a resource! A Medieval Woman's Companion is-I'm not exaggerating here-the best introduction I know of to the widely-varied lives of medieval women.
Story Circle Reviews
...a wonderfully illustrated and pleasant read, touring its audience through short biographies of notable women ... Read more
Story Circle Reviews
...a wonderfully illustrated and pleasant read, touring its audience through short biographies of notable women ... Read more