Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife [electronic resource] : The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women
Hetta Howes2024
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' A fascinating book about four women - it tells us so much about their world,
and about our own… What jumps off the page is the liveliness of the women ,
their passion, their courage and their own way of being... ' PHILIPPA GREGORY,
author of The Other Boleyn Girl and Normal Women
'Brilliantly revealing' Observer
'A celebration of female ambition and endeavour... enormous fun' The Sunday
Times
A spectacular, vivid, groundbreaking work of history which takes us into the
minds and lives of medieval women.
What was life really like for women in the medieval period? How did they think
about sex, death and God? Could they live independent lives? And how can we hear
their stories?
Few women had the luxury of writing down their thoughts and feelings during
medieval times. But remarkably, there are at least four extraordinary women who
did. Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress;
Christine de Pizan, a widow and court writer; and Margery Kem...
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Author:
Hetta Howes, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781399408691
Language:
English
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BRN:
528722
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |