The Writings of Medieval Women: An Anthology

by Marcelle Thiebaux

Overview

Published in 1994: The period surveyed in this anthology extends from the eve of Christianity's triumph, in the third century, to the new age of expansion in the fifteenth century, an age marked by the advent of printing pressed, the European discovery of the Caribbean islands, which Columbus called the Indies, the relentless stripping of medieval altars by Church reformists, and perhaps a diminution of female autonomy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429618987
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/23/2019
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	552
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Marcelle Thiebaux

Table of Contents

1. Prisoner, Dreamer, Martyr 2. A Pilgrim to the Holy Land 3. Calumniated Empress and Poet 4. An Ill-Fated Gothic Queen 5. Three Consecrated Women of Merovingian Gaul 6. "Words Flowing Like Gold Fringes" 7. Barbarian Women, Holy Women 8. Mother to a Young Warrior 9. Hagiographer, Playwright, Epic Historian 10. A Byzantine Historian of the First Crusade 11. The Trobairitz in Love and Strife 12. "Marie Is My Name: I Am of France" 13. Good Queen Maud 14. A Benedictine Visionary in the Rhineland 15. Handmaid of God 16. Brides of the Celestial Bedchamber 17. A Woman of Letters at the French Court 18. An Anchoress of England 19. Four English Women of the Fifteenth Century

Editorial Reviews

This anthology of literature by Perpetua of Carthage, Egeria of Spain, Hildegard of Bingen, Christine de Pizan and other medieval women presents critical commentary and bibliographies for each entry. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Better known writers such as Maria de France, Queen Matilda of England, Christine de Pizan, and Margery Kemp, are joined by those whose works are difficult to find, such as Perpetua of Carthage, Egeria of Spain, and anonymous barbarian poets. The selections are not mere excerpts, but some have been reduced slightly. Enlarged and revised from the 1987 edition to include more writers, and more textual materials such as introductions, critical commentaries, and bibliographies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"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

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