Of Six Mediæval Women; To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kemp-Welch, Alice

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

Of Six Mediaeval Women; To Which Is Added A Note on Mediaeval Gardens

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Of Six Mediæval Women" by Alice Kemp-Welch is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and contributions of six notable women from the medieval period, specifically focusing on their roles as writers, mystics, or influential figures within their societies. It seeks to highlight their achievements in a time when women's contributions were often overlooked or undervalued. The opening of the work sets the stage for a thoughtful examination of medieval womanhood, drawing attention to historical silences that have obscured the experiences of women during this era. It discusses the limited documentation of women's lives, emphasizing the importance of examining few recorded instances, such as those of Roswitha, Marie de France, and Christine de Pisan, to understand the broader societal roles women played. Kemp-Welch uses these figures to illustrate how women navigated the constraints of their time, often through creativity and intellect, while also hinting at their significant, albeit often informal, impacts on their communities and cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introduction

A tenth-century dramatist, Roswitha the nun

A twelfth-century romance-writer, Marie de France

A thirteenth-century mystic and beguine, Mechthild of Magdeburg

A fourteenth-century art-patron and philanthropist, Mahaut, Countess of Artois

A fifteenth-century feministe, Christine de Pisan

Agnes Sorel

A note on mediaeval gardens.

Credits:

Produced by Meredith Bach, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2010-03-31