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Middle-aged Women in the Middle Ages
Sue Niebrzydowski
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New research into medieval women from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period demonstrates their energy, defiance and wit. The phenomenon of medieval women's middle age is a stage in the lifecycle that has been frequently overlooked in preference for the examination of female youth and old age. The essays collected here, ranging from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period, and drawing variously from literary studies, history, law, art and theology, address this lacuna. Taking a variety of critical approaches, the contributors consider medieval definitions, paradigms andexperiences of female middle age, analysing how the middle-aged woman perceived ... Read more
New research into medieval women from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period demonstrates their energy, defiance and wit. The phenomenon of medieval women's middle age is a stage in the lifecycle that has been frequently overlooked in preference for the examination of female youth and old age. The essays collected here, ranging from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period, and drawing variously from literary studies, history, law, art and theology, address this lacuna. Taking a variety of critical approaches, the contributors consider medieval definitions, paradigms andexperiences of female middle age, analysing how the middle-aged woman perceived ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842828
SKU
V9781843842828
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99-50
About Sue Niebrzydowski
Sue Niebrzydowski is Professor in Medieval Literature at Bangor University. She has published widely in the areas of medieval women's writing and gender and devotion. Corinne Saunders is Professor of Medieval Literature at the Department of English Studies, University of Durham. Professor Diane Watt is Head of the School of English and Languages, University of Surrey. Secretaries of God won ... Read more
Reviews for Middle-aged Women in the Middle Ages
[T]his examination of (mainly) lay and non-royal women [...] is timely, and it is illuminating as it draws our attention to the difficulties inherent in any such study. [...] Niebrzydowski and her colleagues deserve our gratitude.
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