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Received Medievalisms: A Cognitive Geography of Viennese Women's Convents (The New Middle Ages)
Cynthia J. Cyrus
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Description for Received Medievalisms: A Cognitive Geography of Viennese Women's Convents (The New Middle Ages)
Hardcover. This study examines the post-medieval reception of Vienna's women's monastic institutions. Through analysis of the physical and historical place such women's institutions held in an important urban and political center, this book provides a new picture of the ways in which the medieval shapes later understandings of women's role and agency. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
This study examines the post-medieval reception of Vienna's women's monastic institutions. Through analysis of the physical and historical place such women's institutions held in an important urban and political center, this book provides a new picture of the ways in which the medieval shapes later understandings of women's role and agency.
This study examines the post-medieval reception of Vienna's women's monastic institutions. Through analysis of the physical and historical place such women's institutions held in an important urban and political center, this book provides a new picture of the ways in which the medieval shapes later understandings of women's role and agency.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230393578
SKU
V9780230393578
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About Cynthia J. Cyrus
Cynthia Cyrus is Professor of Musicology and affiliated faculty in Women s and Gender studies at Vanderbilt University, USA, where she also serves as Associate Provost for undergraduate education.
Reviews for Received Medievalisms: A Cognitive Geography of Viennese Women's Convents (The New Middle Ages)
"Received Medievalisms is a remarkable book - remarkable in its temporal and disciplinary scope, remarkable in its creative methodological approach, and remarkable in its fascinating arguments. Cynthia J. Cyrus brings to bear a serious depth of learning and an astute, deft critical sensibility in demonstrating the significance of women's convents, and of the versions of the Middle Ages they carry ... Read more