From boys to men : formations of masculinity in late medieval Europe / Ruth Mazo Karras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karras, Ruth Mazo, 1957-

Contributor:

Richard Wakeman Collection of Tudor History (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Middle Ages series

The Middle Ages series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boys--Europe--History--To 1500.

Boys.

Young men--Europe--History--To 1500.

Young men.

Masculinity.

Men--Socialization.

Men.

Gender identity.

Maturation (Psychology).

History.

Europe.

Boys--Europe--History.

Young men--Europe--History.

Masculinity--Europe--History.

Men--Europe--Socialization--History.

Gender identity--Europe--History.

Maturation (Psychology)--Europe--History.

Civilization, Medieval.

Civilization, Medieval--14th century.

Civilization, Medieval--15th century.

Genre:

History.

Penn Provenance:

Wakeman, Rollin (donor)

Physical Description:

246 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2003]

Summary:

An exploration of the creation of adult masculine identities in the 14th-15th centuries, this volume takes a close look at the roles of men through the lens of three distinct institutions: the university, the aristocratic household & court, & the craft workshop.

Contents:

1. Masculinities, Youth, and the Late Middle Ages

2. Mail Bonding: Knights, Ladies, and the Proving of Manhood

3. Separating the Men from the Beasts: Medieval Universities and Masculine Formation

4. Masters and Men: Independence and Urban Craft Workers

5. Becoming a Man.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-231) and index.

Local Notes:

Given to the Penn Libraries by Margy Ellin Meyerson in memory of her husband, President Emeritus Martin Meyerson.

ISBN:

0812236998

9780812236996

0812218345

9780812218343

OCLC:

50609483