Chariots of ladies : Francesc Eiximenis and the court culture of medieval and early modern Iberia / Nuria Silleras-Fernandez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silleras-Fernandez, Nuria, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409--Influence.

Eiximenis, Francesc.

Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409.

Catholic women--Iberian Peninsula--Conduct of life.

Catholic women.

Civilization.

Courts and courtiers.

History.

Conduct of life.

Iberian Peninsula--Court and courtiers--History--To 1500.

Iberian Peninsula.

Iberian Peninsula--Civilization.

Didactic literature--History and criticism.

Didactic literature.

Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Women.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Women--Middle Ages.

Europe--Iberian Peninsula.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2015.

Contents:

Introduction : Eiximenis, his patronesses, and female virtue in late medieval and early modern Iberia

A return to piety : Eiximenis and the culture of the late medieval Catalan court (the Crown of Aragon, 1327-1409)

Noble inspiration : Sanxa Ximenis d'Arenós and the Book of women (Valencia, c. 1380-96)

Fit for a queen : the Scala Dei, Franciscan queenship, and Maria de Luna (Barcelona, c. 1396-1410)

Found in translation : Isabel the Catholic reads Eiximenis (Castile, c. 1490-1516)

Eiximenis on the Atlantic : the Chariot of ladies and Catalina of Hapsburg (Portugal, c. 1525-78)

Conclusion : feminine virtue, female agency, and the legacy of Eiximenis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-301) and index.

Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Honorable Mention, 2015

ISBN:

9780801453830

0801453836

OCLC:

905700268

Publisher Number:

40025203426