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Widowhood in early modern Spain : protectors, proprietors, and patrons / by Stephanie Fink De Backer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fink De Backer, Stephanie.
- Series:
- Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 40.
- The medieval and early modern Iberian world, 1569-1934 ; v. 40
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Widowhood--Spain--Toledo--History--16th century.
- Widowhood.
- Widows--Spain--Toledo--Social conditions--16th century.
- Widows.
- Social role--Spain--Toledo--History--16th century.
- Social role.
- Widows--Legal status, laws, etc--Spain--Toledo--History--16th century.
- Widows in literature--Spain--History.
- Widows in literature.
- Spain--Social life and customs--16th century.
- Spain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on clerical ideals of female comportment and Golden Age playwrights’ fixation on questions of honor, modern scholarship, whether historical or literary, has viewed women as subjects and objects of patriarchal control. This study analyzes tensions and contradictions produced by the interplay of patriarchal norms and the realities of widows’ daily lives to demonstrate that in Castile patriarchy did not exist as a monolithic force, which rigidly enforced an ideology of female incapacity. The extensive analysis of archival documents shows widows actively engaged in their families and communities, confounding images of their reclusion and silence. Widows’ autonomy and authority were desirable attributes that did not collide with the demands of a society that recognized the contingent nature of patriarchal norms.
- Contents:
- Widows and the literary imagination
- Subjects of counsel
- Objects of desire
- Sex in the city
- To her alone pertains the governance of all her house (Gaspar Astete)
- Master and mistress of the household
- Father and mother of their children
- A widow's work is never done
- Worthy recipients and pious donors
- Widowhood, poverty, and charity
- Family, memory, and the sacralization of urban space
- Coda. The strange case of a wicked and cruel woman.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-12023-2
- 9786613120236
- 90-04-19170-4
- OCLC:
- 729724539
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004191396.i-331 DOI
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