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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brolis, Maria Teresa, 1959- author.
- 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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