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Masculinity in medieval Europe / edited by D.M. Hadley.
Van Pelt Library HQ1090.5.E85 M37 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Women and men in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Men--Europe--History.
- Men.
- Masculinity--Europe--History.
- Masculinity.
- Civilization, Medieval.
- History.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- x, 285 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Longman, 1999.
- Summary:
- An original, very accessible collection of essays which is based on a huge range of historical sources to reveal the realities of men's lives in the Middle Ages. It covers an impressive geographical range -- including essays on Italy, France, Germany and Byzantium -- and spans the entire medieval period, from the fourth to the fifteenth century. The collection is divided into four main sections: attaining masculinity -- lay men and churchmen; sources of tension; sexuality and the construction of masculinity; and written relationships and social reality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-272) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0582316456
- 0582316448
- OCLC:
- 39458905
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