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Stories of women in the middle ages / Maria Teresa Brolis ; forewords by Franco Cardini and Giles Constable ; translated by Joyce Myerson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Brolis, Maria Teresa, 1959- author.
Contributor:
Cardini, Franco, writer of foreword.
Constable, Giles, writer of foreword.
Myerson, Joyce, translator.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women--Europe--Biography.
Women.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
Summary:
An insightful window into the lives of women in the Middle Ages.
Contents:
Cover
STORIES OF WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Foreword to the English Edition
Foreword to the Italian Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: FAMOUS WOMEN
1 Hildegard, the Genius
2 Raingarde, the Mother
3 Heloise, the Love-Struck
4 Eleanor, the Queen
5 Clare, the Founder
6 Bridget, the Pilgrim
7 Christine, the Writer
8 Joan, the Rebel
PART TWO: ORDINARY WOMEN
9 Flora and Business
10 Agnesina and Poverty
11 Ottebona and Marriage
12 Grazia and the Religious Life
13 Gigliola and Fashion
14 Bettina and Her Potions
15 Margherita and Care-Giving
16 Belfiore on the Road
In an Effort Not to Conclude ...
Sources and Bibliography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-7735-5615-X
0-7735-5614-1
OCLC:
1059577204

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