{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-medieval-womens-writing-hardback-9780521791885","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing (Hardback) 9780521791885","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Companion examines the lives of medieval women by focusing on the texts that emerged from and shaped their experience.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarolyn Dinshaw (Edited by), David Wallace (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521791885, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 May 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the volume offers an impressive range of essays representing a variety of methodologies and perspectives. … the volume makes an equal worthy read from beginning to end …'  Envoi\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing seeks to recover the lives and particular experiences of medieval women by concentrating on various kinds of texts: the texts they wrote themselves as well as texts that attempted to shape, limit, or expand their lives. The first section investigates the roles traditionally assigned to medieval women (as virgins, widows, and wives); it also considers female childhood and relations between women. The second section explores social spaces, including textuality itself: for every surviving medieval manuscript bespeaks collaborative effort. It considers women as authors, as anchoresses 'dead to the world', and as preachers and teachers in the world staking claims to authority without entering a pulpit. The final section considers the lives and writings of remarkable women, including Marie de France, Heloise, Joan of Arc, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, and female lyricists and romancers whose names are lost, but whose texts survive.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Chronology Chris Africa\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Carolyn Dinshaw and David Wallace\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Estates of Women: 1. Female Childhoods Daniel T. Kline\u003cbr\u003e 2. Virginity Ruth Evans\u003cbr\u003e 3. Marriage Dyan Elliott\u003cbr\u003e 4. Widows Barbara Hanawalt\u003cbr\u003e 5. Between Women Karma Lochrie\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Texts and Other Spaces: 6. Women and authorship Jennifer Summit\u003cbr\u003e 7. Enclosure Christopher Cannon\u003cbr\u003e 8. At home\u003cbr\u003e out of the house Sarah Salih\u003cbr\u003e 9. Beneath the pulpit Alcuin Blamires\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Medieval Women: 10. Heloise Christopher Baswell\u003cbr\u003e 11. Marie de France Roberta L. Krueger\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Roman de la Rose, Christine de Pizan, and the querelles des femmes David F. Hult\u003cbr\u003e 13. Lyrics and romances Sarah McNamer\u003cbr\u003e 14. Julian of Norwich Nicholas Watson\u003cbr\u003e 15. Margery Kempe Carolyn Dinshaw\u003cbr\u003e 16. Continental women mystics and English readers Alexandra Barratt\u003cbr\u003e 17. Joan of Arc Nadia Margolis\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265093718296,"sku":"9780521791885","price":80.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521791885i.jpg?v=1692019492","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-medieval-womens-writing-hardback-9780521791885","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}